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Photo: World observes No Tobacco Day today World No Tobacco Day is being observed today. This year, WHO and partners call on countries to raise taxes on tobacco. The main goal of this day is to contribute to protect present and future generations not only from the devastating health consequences due to tobacco, but also from the social, environmental and economic scourges of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke. The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987. The global tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people each year, of which more than 600 000 are non-smokers dying from breathing second-hand smoke. Research shows that higher taxes are especially effective in reducing tobacco use among lower-income groups and in preventing young people from starting to smoke.
World No Tobacco Day is being observed today. This year, WHO and partners call on countries to raise taxes on tobacco.

The main goal of this day is to contribute to protect present and future generations not only from the devastating health consequences due to tobacco, but also from the social, environmental and economic scourges of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke.
The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987.
The global tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people each year, of which more than 600 000 are non-smokers dying from breathing second-hand smoke.
Research shows that higher taxes are especially effective in reducing tobacco use among lower-income groups and in preventing young people from starting to smoke.

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