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What Is World No Tobacco Day?

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Every year, May 30 is celebrated as World No Tobacco Day with the object of educating people about health risks of consuming tobacco and convince them to abstain from consuming tobacco. Let’s learn more about World Tobacco Day and its theme in 2020.

Beginning of the World No Tobacco Day

World Health Organization (WHO) started World No Tobacco Day by a resolution WHO42.19 passed on May 31, 1988. The world health body confirmed that it recognized tobacco consumption a serious health issue. It decided to dedicated a day for education on health risks from tobacco and made May 31, World No Tobacco Day.

Theme of World No Tobacco Day 2020

This time, the focus is on youth and it is evident from the theme that is to prevent youth from consuming tobacco and protecting from the mischief of the tobacco industry. It is learnt that today’s young generation has developed a liking for tobacco products including cigarettes, hookah and pan masala. But little do they know that these products are very harmful for health.

Tobacco deaths in India

Every year, millions of people die due to tobacco related illness including lung and mouth cancer. But no concrete steps are taken to reduce the number of tobacco related deaths. Also, the tobacco consuming population is affecting those that don’t consume tobacco.

Tobacco consumption leads to serious health hazards including cancer of different types including breast cancer in women, diabetes, heart ailments and erectile dysfunction. The World No Tobacco Day is celebrated to aware people about these diseases.

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WHO Gives Strict Warning On Novel Coronavirus

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The World Health Organization warned the world that the novel coronavirus might never go away. Michael Ryan, the emergencies director of WHO said that the world had a new virus for the first time and therefore it was very difficult to predict when the world would prevail over it.

WHO’s warning on novel coronavirus

It could end up becoming just another endemic said Michael Ryan. While speaking to the media in a virtual conference in Geneva, the director gave example of HIV and said that it didn’t go away and that the world had come to terms with that virus. Also, he said that there was a very long way to go before the world could return to normal. The director stressed on the need to stay the course.

Ryan condemned attacks on healthcare workers

He termed attack on doctors, nurses and paramedics to be over-reactions from ill-informed communities. He further said that COVID-19 brought the best out of the world but at the same time the disease also brought the worst out of the people. He asked the world to resist those senseless acts.

Condition of novel coronavirus

The virus has taken almost the entire world in its grip. There are over 4.2 million infected persons and nearly 300,00 have been killed by the virus worldwide. Countries are taking strict control measures including lockdown but these measures need to be continued for a long time to tide the wave of virus.

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