World No Tobacco Day

Question- ‘World No Tobacco Day’ was celebrated all over the world on May 31, 2018. What was the focus of this day in 2018?
(a) Tobacco-A threat for development
(b) Tobacco- A threat to health
(c) Tobacco and heart disease
(d) Tobacco and the environment
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

  • On May 31st, 2018 ‘World No Tobacco Day’ was celebrated all over the world.
  • The focus of this day in 2018 is- “Tobacco and heart disease”.
  • The aim of celebrating this day is to create awareness among the public about the harmful effects of tobacco related products.
  • It is known that this day is celebrated on 31st May of every year by the member countries of World Health Organisation.
  • The number of people consuming tobacco in India is the second highest after China.
  • According to WHO, more than 7 million people die every year due to tobacco consumption worldwide.
  • More than 6 million of these deaths are directly the result of the use of tobacco, while about 90000 are the result of exposure to smoking.
  • 80 percent of the world’s 1 billion smokers live in low and middle income countries.

Reference:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/2018/world-no-tobacco-day/en/