World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific

2008

World No Tobacco Day 2008:
Tobacco-Free Youth


WHO recognizes World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) each year on
31 May. This year, the WNTD theme is Tobacco-Free Youth. This year's theme highlights two critical messages: (1) tobacco marketing can contribute to disability and death, and (2) complete ban on advertising, sponsorship and promotion are highly effective measures for tobacco control as they reduce experimentation and initiation in tobacco use.

Several activites were organized to commemorate World No Tobacco Day 2008 in the Western Pacific Region.  These efforts delivered key messages on the importance of a ban on all tobacco advertising promotion and sponsorship as well as highlighted the critical importance of youth participation in tobacco control advocacy.
[Full Report]

For more information visit the World No Tobacco Day Mini-site


WNTD 2008 Awards


The World No Tobacco Day Award is given to individuals or organizations in recognition of their outstanding contribution in developing, implementing and promoting smoke-free policies and programmes.

The awardees for 2008 are:

Director-General Special Recognition certificate

  • Yuhta Ohishi, Japan

Regional Awardees

  • Yuhta Ohishi, Japan
  • Cambodia Movement for Health (CMH),
    Cambodia
  • Ding Xiangyang, Deputy Mayor, Beijing,
    The People's Republic of China
  • Ha Noi School of Public Health, Viet Nam
  • Smoke-Free Luang Prabang,
    Lao People's Democratic Republic
For additional information please visit: WNTD 2008 Awardees


Thank you for your continued support to the Tobacco Free Initiative!








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