At intervals comes a message- Smoking is harmful to health. Messages of prohibition of tobacco are often seen through posters, banners and audio-visual media. To strengthen these awareness campaigns, No Tobacco Day is observed on 31 May worldwide.
On this day people are made aware about the harm caused by tobacco consumption. People are told about how tobacco can be fatal for us. Let us know in detail about this day:
Every year there is a theme :
World Tobacco Prohibition Day is celebrated every year according to a theme. Each time a theme is set. For example, this time the theme of Tobacco Prohibition Day is - 'Protecting youth from the manipulations of the industry and preventing them from using tobacco and nicotine' (Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use).
History of World Tobacco Prohibition Day :
World Tobacco Prohibition Day was celebrated for the first time in 1987 by the World Health Organization. In fact, in 1987, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it an epidemic in view of the unprecedented increase in mortality due to tobacco consumption.
May 31 date set :
World Health Organization celebrated World No Tobacco Day for the first time on April 7, 1988, on the anniversary of its founding. Later a date was set for this and World Tobacco Prohibition Day was observed on 31 May every year.