17 April 2010, 16:00
During the today´s visit to Cherkasy region, Mykola Tomenko, Deputy Chairman of The Chairman of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, participated in the celebration of the World Health Day.
M.Tomenko deems necessary to advocate healthy lifestyle among the youth, not merely restricting their bad habits. "At present, not only smoking or alcohol consumption should be restricted, but also healthy lifestyle should be advocated", he stated.
The Fund of M.Tomenko jointly with Volodymyr Hres, Chairman of Cherkasy Regional Council, and district councils, held a ‘health lesson´. M.Tomenko stated, "Nowadays, attention should be paid not to the sporting, but to the curative area of work at schools. As there is a lack of sports infrastructure, we suggested starting with the simplest kinds of sports not requiring special training, such as table tennis."
M.Tomenko, V.Hres and members of Ukraine Table Tennis Team held a lesson at school and presented eight-year village schools of Cherkasy region with 21 tennis tables. Mykola Tomenko believes that "every politician and businessman should estimate his contribution to the welfare of the country."