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World No Tobacco Day
Introduction
World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. The member states of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987. It draws global attention to the tobacco epidemic and to the preventable death and disease it causes. It aims to reduce the 3.5 million yearly deaths from tobacco related health problems.
History
History
See also
See also
- Great American Smokeout – the third Thursday in November
- International observance
- Smoking ban
- Smoking cessation
- Tobacco smoking