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ISLAMABAD: Like other parts of the globe, the World No Tobacco Day will be observed in Pakistan on  May 31(Thursday) 2018 to raise awareness among people about harmful implications of tobacco use.

World No Tobacco Day 2018 will focus on the impact tobacco has on the cardiovascular health of people worldwide.

Tobacco use is an important risk factor for the development of coronary heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.

The observance of the day will demonstrate the threats that the tobacco industry poses to the sustainable development of all countries, including the health and economic well-being of their citizens.

It will propose measures that governments and the public should take to promote health and development by confronting the global tobacco crisis.

Goals of the World No Tobacco Day 2017 campaign are following: Highlight the links between the use of tobacco products, tobacco control and sustainable development, encourage countries to include tobacco control in their national responses to 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, support Member States and civil society to combat tobacco industry interference in political processes, in turn leading to stronger national tobacco control action, Private news channel reported.

Encourage broader public and partner participation in national, regional and global efforts to develop and implement development strategies and plans and achieve goals that priorities action on tobacco control, demonstrate how individuals can contribute to making a sustainable, tobacco-free world, either by committing to never taking up tobacco products, or by quitting the habit.

WHO is calling on countries to prioritize and accelerate tobacco control efforts as part of their responses to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. All countries benefit from successfully controlling the tobacco epidemic, above all by protecting their citizens from the harms of tobacco use and reducing its economic toll on national economies.

The aim of the Sustainable Development Agenda, and its 17 global goals, is to ensure that “no one is left behind.

Governmental as well as Non-Governmental Organizations are used to become more curious and active for getting involved in the celebration of the World No Tobacco Day for making the people to get aware about the Tobacco effects.

There are many different types of symbols used to make the people to attract the mind of lots of people for making them to participate in lots of activities. They use many of the Symbols like showing important Body Organs, Damage due to the use of Tobacco, Death of the Brain due to Smoking and many more.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2018

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