World No Tobacco Day 2024 Theme, Hashtag, Events and Awards Winners; Check them all here!

World No Tobacco Day 2024: World No Tobacco Day is an annual event held by the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 31 to highlight the health risks of smoking and advocate for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption. Each year a specific theme is chosen to address a different tobacco control issue and inspire global action.

Read on to learn about the various events organized around the world, recognize the tireless efforts of individuals and organizations through awards, and get an in-depth look at the details of this big day.

World No Tobacco Day 2024: Theme and Hashtags

The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2024 is “Protecting Children from the Tobacco Industry”, which aims to protect future generations and ensure that tobacco consumption continues to decrease.

The 2024 World No Tobacco Day hashtag is #TobaccoExposed. This year’s event aims to provide a platform for young people around the world to urge governments to protect them from predatory tobacco marketing tactics. The tobacco industry is targeting young people to make a lifetime of profits, unleashing a new wave of addiction. In all regions, children use e-cigarettes at a higher rate than adults, with an estimated 37 million 13-15 year olds using tobacco worldwide.

World No Tobacco Day 2024: Events

World No Tobacco Day includes a variety of global events aimed at raising awareness of the health risks of smoking and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption.

Key activities include educational campaigns, social media initiatives and youth-focused events. In addition, countries hold public health seminars, anti-smoking rallies and media campaigns to highlight the dangers of smoking and the importance of protective policies (World Health Organization (WHO)), such as:

  • Quit Smoking Alliance
  • Smoke-free farm
  • power supply
  • Tobacco Products Regulation Research Group (TobReg)
  • Tobacco Laboratory Network (TobLabNet)

World No Tobacco Day 2024: Winners

Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations in its six regions for their outstanding contributions to tobacco control through the prestigious World No Tobacco Day Awards. The winners of the 2024 WHO Regional World No Tobacco Day Awards are as follows:

Africa

  • Mr. Yankuba Darboe, Director General, Gambia Revenue Authority, Republic of Gambia
  • Ms. Gormwa Gotus, Educator of the Smoking Cessation Club in Kaduna State, Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Anti-Smoking Clubs in the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Americas

  • Dr. Vera da Costa e Silva, Director, National Implementation Committee of the WHO FCTC, Federative Republic of Brazil
  • Dr. Alberto José de Araújo (In Memoriam), Federative Republic of Brazil
  • Dr. Antonio Pedro Mira (In Memoriam), Federative Republic of Brazil
  • Gustavo Sóñora, Regional Director for Tobacco Control in Latin America, Vital Strategies, Eastern Republic of Uruguay
  • Mrs. Carolina Giraldo Botero, Congresswoman of the Republic of Colombia
  • Colombian Fathers and Daughters – Red PaPaz, Colombia
  • Ms. Gianella Severini, Senior Legal Coordinator, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Argentina

Eastern Mediterranean

  • Mr. Husain Ali Alrayes, Director of Health Inspection, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Dr. Wagdy Amin, National Tobacco Control Observatory, Egypt Arab Republic
  • General Directorate of Standards and Metrology, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment, Sultanate of Oman
  • Medina Health District, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Mr. Moncef Boukthir, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Tunisia

Europe

  • Professor Charlotta Pisinger, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
  • Ms. Mervi Hara, Executive Director, ASH Finland, Republic of Finland
  • Dr. Francisco Rodríguez Lozano, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the European Cancer Patients Association, Spain
  • Ms. Helen Stellner, Secretary General of the NGO “Smoke Free Generation” in the Kingdom of Sweden
  • Smoke Free Generation, a non-governmental organization in the Kingdom of Sweden
  • Ministry of Health of Ukraine
  • Lviv Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ministry of Health of Ukraine
  • Dr. Raouf Alebshehy, Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath, UK

South East Asia

  • Ministry of Railways of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
  • Orissa Tobacco Control Centre, India
  • Dr. Widyastuti Soerojo, Health Policy Forum, Republic of Indonesia
  • Thai Youth Institute, Kingdom of Thailand
  • Alcohol and Drug Information Center of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Western Pacific Region

  • Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China
  • Mr. Jose Enrique S. Garcia III, Governor of Bataan Province, Republic of the Philippines
  • HealthBridge Canada Foundation, HealthBridge Vietnam Foundation and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

The event focused on this theme, highlighting the profound impacts of this transition on public health, the environment and the economy, and encouraged the global community to participate in a number of activities aimed at raising awareness and driving change.

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