World No Tobacco Day -2009
May 30, 2009 at 1:07 pm | In Health, Health care, Risk Factors, Smoking, WHO | 1 CommentTags: ban, tobacco.health warning
World No Tobaco Day is May 31,2009
This year’s theme: Tobacco Health Warnings’
Warnings on packaging are effective in communicating the dangers of tobacco use. The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed this and has made the theme for 2009. Read More on this theme
Some facts:
- There are more than1 billion smokers in the world
- Tobacco kills more than 1/2 of its users
- Tobacco use is a risk factor for six of the eight leading causes of deaths
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