| Name of
the Event |
WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY |
| Date of
the Event |
May 31 every year |
|
Description |
- Its main objective is to draw global
attention to the negative health effects, which
currently lead to millions of deaths worldwide
annually. This day seeks a 24-hour period of
abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption
across the globe.
- Some sort of resistance to it is
noticed from smokers, growers, and the tobacco industry,
despite their knowledge about its drastically ill effects.
- Tobacco control is a field of public health
science, policy and practice dedicated to
controlling (i.e. restricting) the growth of tobacco use and
thereby reducing the morbidity and mortality it causes.
- Tobacco control is a priority area for the World
Health Organization (WHO), through the Framework
Convention on Tobacco Control.
- Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
is the name of a number of autonomous pressure
groups/charities throughout the world which seek to
publicise the risks associated with tobacco smoking and
campaigns for greater restrictions on cigarette and tobacco
sales.
- ASH has a long and successful history of
advocacy, education and legal initiatives in the
fight against tobacco. ASH uses the powers of science and
law to protect health above the interests of the tobacco
industry. ASH has fought for health in courts, before
legislative bodies and regulatory agencies, as well as
international agencies such as the United Nations and the
World Health Organization. ASH’s actions have led to
significant progress, including:
- A ban on cigarette commercials
over the airwaves in 1972;
- A decision to ban smoking on airline flights;
- The implementation of smoke-free legislation
in a number of jurisdictions;
- ASH was awarded a WHO World No Tobacco Day award
in May 2011 and the 2012 Luther L Terry Award
for "Outstanding Organization" by the American Cancer
Society in December 2011.
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