ORIGIN OF NO TOBACCO DAY: The day has been observed globally on 31st May. This important day has been celebrated every year to exhibit the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, and WHO’s contribution to the battle against the tobacco epidemic. After all, people should have to know about health and their well-being and to protect future generations.
The background history of the day goes back when the Member States of the World Health Organization announced World No Tobacco Day in 1987 to create global attention to the global epidemic and which in turn could prevent the death and the diseases it causes.
The day has also been intended to show the prevalence of tobacco use and the negative impacts on health which took away millions of lives that also include non-smokers who have been exposed to second-hand smoke. So, WHO has created World No Tobacco Day in 1987 to create a better world by resisting the use of tobacco.