World No Tobacco Day 2020

Published on June 1, 2020

World No Tobacco Day is celebrated every 31 May. WHO launched a counter-marketing campaign in response to the tobacco and related industries’ systematic, aggressive and sustained tactics to hook a new generation of users. The global campaign will debunk myths and expose devious tactics employed by these industries. WHO PAHO

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