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Rallies, campaign marks World No Tobacco Day 2017
In the last couple of decades, major efforts have been taken to reduce tobacco consumption rates around the globe. These efforts are the results of concern over the harmful effect of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke. This year on World No Tobacco Day the World Health Organisation (WHO) is highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use, and the effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption.
Updated on: May 31, 2017 11:05 PM IST
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In the last couple of decades, major efforts have been taken to reduce tobacco consumption rates around the globe. These efforts are the results of concern over the harmful effect of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke. This year on World No Tobacco Day the World Health Organisation (WHO) is highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use, and the effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. (PTI)
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School students from various parts of Delhi take part in a rally against the consumption of tobacco on World No Tobacco Day. (Geetika Varshney / HT Photo)
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According to World Health Organisation report, tobacco use kills more than seven million people each year, making it the world’s single biggest cause of preventable death. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)
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Volunteers march for Tobacco-free society in Kolkata on Tuesday on the eve of 'World No Tobacco day'. (Swapan Mahapatra / PTI)
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Children wear mask during an awareness campaign on 'World No Tobacco Day' in Kolkata on Wednesday. (PTI)
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A man grinding out his cigarette in an ashtray at a railway station in Shanghai. Smoking-related diseases claim 7 millions of lives each year in the world, the World Health Organization reported on May 30, 2017, calling to increase taxes on tobacco. (JOHANNES EISELE / AFP)
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New Delhi, India - May 31, 2017: The Bharat scouts and guides group from govt co-ed senior secondary school of Baprola, Najafgarh took part in the rally against the consumption of tobacco on World No Tobacco Day. (Geetika Varshney / HT Photo)
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