Support World No Tobacco Day, 31 May

The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for nominations to the World No Tobacco Day 2013 Awards of individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco…Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) selects "Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship" as the theme of the next World No Tobacco Day, which will take place on 31 May 2013. http://www.who.int/tobacco/wntd/2013/en/index.html…Read More

The World No Tobacco Day 2012 brochure is now online. Go to: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2012/WHO_NMH_TFI_12.1_eng.pdf

Every year, WHO recognizes individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control. This recognition takes the form of WHO Director-General Special Recognition Awards, World No Tobacco Day Awards,…Read More

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, has issued a statement for World No Tobacco Day, 31 May. To read the statement, go to: http://www.un.org/sg/statements/?nid=6096

On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), WHO is calling on national leaders to be extra vigilant against the increasingly aggressive attacks by the industry which undermine policies that protect people from the harms of tobacco. Tobacco kills almost 6 million people…Read More

Principale cause de décès évitables au niveau mondial, le tabagisme tue chaque année près de 6 millions de personnes. Il génère dans le monde des pertes économiques se chiffrant chaque année en centaines de milliards de dollars. Toutefois, les efforts de…Read More