31 May
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"405478","attributes":{"alt":"World No Tobacco Day logo","class":"media-image","id":"1","style":"float: right; margin: 3px;;;;","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]]World No Tobacco Day is celebrated around the world on 31 May. This annual celebration focuses on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organisation (WHO) is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what people around the world can do to protect the right to health and healthy living for themselves and for future generations.
According to the WHO:
- nearly 6 million people killed by tobacco each year.
- 600 000 people die each year from exposure to second-hand smoke.
- 63%of all deaths are caused by non-communicable diseases or NCDs, with tobacco as the greatest risk factor.
Source: World Health Organisation
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