May 31, 2012: World No Tobacco Day is celebrated across the globe on every 31st May. This day was created in 1987, mainly to draw the attention of the world towards the epidemic of tobacco and its negative effects on health of tobacco consumers by World Health Organisation (WHO). The World No Tobacco Day is common denoted by the symbol of ash trays with fresh flowers.
This day serves as a platform for the world to bring to light tobacco control messages and promote strict adherence to WHO’s initiative on controlling the consumption of tobacco across the world. This day also helps advocating effective measures or policies in order to reduce tobacco consumption. Considering that it tops the list of preventable epidemic faced by the health community, 31st May is regarded as one of the most significant day for the health community to make people aware of the risks caused by tobacco.
Despite many attempts to reduce the tobacco consumption, it has become the second cause of death globally. Currently, its consumption is accountable for killing one in 10 adults leading to 5.4 million deaths every year globally.
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