Question: World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on-
(a) 29 May
(b) 30 May
(c) 31 May
(d) 28 May
Ans: (c)
- Related facts:
On 31 May 2016. The World No Tobacco Day -2016 was observed across the world. - This year’s World No Tobacco Day theme calls on countries worldwide to “Get ready for plain packaging of tobacco products”.
- The aim of World No Tobacco Day is to raise awareness about the ill effects of tobacco processing, trade and usage among the masses and the policy makers.
- May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, an annual awareness day sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1987.
- On this occasion National Tobacco Cessation Quitline was launched to support users quit services and the release of tobacco control awareness tools
- India is the second largest consumer of tobacco after China.
- According to statistics, about 35 percent of the country’s population consumes tobacco in some or other form.
- Tobacco is the reason for 50 percent of cancer in men and 25 percent among women.
- 8-9 lakh deaths can be attributed to consumption of tobacco each year.
- Cancer kills more people worldwide than HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria combined.
- Looking at the loss in terms of GDP, it was 1.16 per cent of the country’s GDP and 12 per cent more than the combined state and Central government expenditure on healthcare in 2011.
Reference:
http://www.who.int/tobacco/en/
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2016/world-no-tobacco-day/en/
http://www.hindustantimes.com/health-and-fitness/world-no-tobacco-day-these-22-ads-will-make-you-quit-smoking-now/story-VW6VpVCPndIbh1K43RdokK.html
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/features/world-no-tobacco-day