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World No Tobacco Day 2010

Theme: Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women

Monday, 31 May is World No Tobacco Day 2010. This year's theme is "Gender and tobacco with an emphasis on marketing to women". The tobacco industry targets women to replace the up to half of current users of tobacco who will die eventually of a tobacco-related disease. The World Health Organization urges governments, civil society and the general public to protect women and girls from tobacco marketing and smoke.

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WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2009
The report is the second in a series about the extent of the global tobacco epidemic and measures to stop it. It includes the latest global and country figures on the prevalence of tobacco use and on the measures' impacts.
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Tobacco multimedia centre

NEWS RELEASES

28 May 2010
WHO calls for protection of women and girls from tobacco
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26 February 2010
Governments celebrate five years of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
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9 December 2009
Only 5.4% of world's population covered by comprehensive smoke-free laws
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HIGHLIGHTS

24 August 2010
WHO Bulletin: Women and tobacco: a fatal attraction
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17 August 2010
China releases its Global Adult Tobacco Survey data
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23 July 2010
UN Economic and Social Council unanimously adopts resolution on tobacco use and maternal and child health
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19 July 2010
Turkish Prime Minister receives WHO Director-General’s Special Recognition Award for tobacco control
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19 July 2010
Turkey releases its Global Adult Tobacco Survey data
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PUBLICATIONS

The MPOWER brochure
Available in six languages

WHO technical manual on tobacco tax administration
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Report on the scientific basis of tobacco product regulation
WHO technical report series 955
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FACT SHEETS

Tobacco fact sheet

Fact sheet on tuberculosis and tobacco

WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL

Parties: 171

The WHO FCTC entered into force on 27 February 2005

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Afghanistan
13 August 2010

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WHO FCTC
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BLOOMBERG INITIATIVE

Bloomberg Initiative to reduce tobacco use
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PREVIOUS WORLD NO TOBACCO DAYS

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WHO Tobacco Free Initiative
Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health
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1211 Geneva 27
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Email: tfi@who.int

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