Every year on May 31, World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is celebrated around the world. It is supposed to promote 24 hours of abstinence from all forms of nicotine use around the world. The day is expected to draw attention to the widespread use of nicotine use and its adverse health effects, which currently account for more than 7 million deaths per year worldwide, with 890,000 of which are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.
According to the World Health Organization, there are 1.1 billion tobacco users and nearly 350 million smokeless tobacco users around the world.
Visit the No-Tobacco website. Support the development of smoke-free public spaces, factories, and public transportation.. Publicize toll-free quit-smoking phone numbers. To post on social media, use #worldnotobaccoday or #notobacco..
History
In 1987, the World Health Organisation (WHO) member states established World No Tobacco Day (WHO).
The WHO decided that April 7, 1988, to be "a world no-smoking day" in 1987. '' For 24 hours, the day's aim was to encourage tobacco users around the world to refrain from using tobacco products for 24 hours, an attempt that might have aided those trying to quit.
