Consumer Voice

World No Tobacco Day 2018

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To mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) on 31 May, state partners supported by Consumer Voice organised various events at Goa, Punjab, Haryana, Jharkhand and Telangana. The main objective was to spread awareness about the ill effects of tobacco and how the government and the public have to play their roles in the present scenario. Consumer activists, social activists, medical practition­ers, civil society organisati­ons, and activists working in the field of tobacco control were among those who participat­ed in the events.

The annual World No Tobacco Day highlights the health and additional risks associated with tobacco use, and advocates for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumptio­n around the globe. This year it will focus on the impact tobacco has on the cardiovasc­ular health of people worldwide and the theme is ‘Tobacco and Heart Disease’.

In India, every year more than 9 lakh people are killed because of tobacco-related diseases. Tobacco use is associated with the developmen­t of coronary heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. Tobacco causes over 2 million deaths from cardiovasc­ular diseases every year.

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