#WorldNoTobaccoDay

May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, created in 1987 by the World Health Organization to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic. Our #WorldNoTobaccoDay series delves into how tobacco affects lives, the business practices of tobacco companies, and how public health policies and initiatives can help reduce tobacco-related illnesses and deaths.

A man looks from the window of his home as he smokes a cigarette amid the coronavirus pandemic in Alexandria, Egypt on December 3, 2020.
Governance

Unknowing Victims

The risk of secondhand smoke exposure during COVID lockdowns

DOCUMENT DATE: April 01, 2020 A woman exhales after vaping in Times Square, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in New York City, U.S., March 31, 2020.
Governance

E-Cigarettes and the U.S. Menthol Ban: A Missed Opportunity to Protect Youth

The FDA's recent promise to ban menthol-flavored tobacco needs to go further, nixing flavors in all tobacco products

A man is seen in silhouette as he smokes a cigarette at his shop in Peshawar, Pakistan May 28, 2019. The image shows a dark silhouette of a man in profile smoking and filling the air around him with smoke. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
Trade

Smoke and Mirrors in Bangladesh

Three lessons we can learn from Bangladesh about tobacco industry influence and corruption

A spectator smokes a cigarette as she waits for the start of the Dubai World Cup racehorse at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on March 29, 2014. REUTERS/Caren Firouz
Gender

How Tobacco Advertising Woos Women

The myth of "You've come a long way, baby" and other ploys to lure female smokers

Discarded cigarette butts are seen beneath a sidewalk grating in Manhattan in New York City, May 8, 2017.
Governance

Controlling Tobacco Use in the United States

The United States' menthol ban puts it on a shortlist of countries prohibiting flavored tobacco

Cigarette butts are seen in front of exhibited skulls during the Day of Skulls celebrations in La Paz, Bolivia November 8, 2019. The photo shows two human skulls laid out with flowers in a ceremonial way with a number of burned cigarettes in the foreground. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Governance

COVID-19 and Tobacco: Unmasking the Smoke Screen

World No Tobacco Day 2020 exposes the false dichotomy between public health and the economy when it comes to Big Tobacco