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World No Tobacco Day is observed

Date
31 May 2013
Updated
30 Sep 2019
World No Tobacco Day is observed

World Tobacco day was declared by the World Health Organization in 1987. The day is observed by abstaining from tobacco for a period of 24 hours around the World .The objective is to encourage smokers to stop smoking altogether. The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2013 is: ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Statistics show that a third of South Africans are heavy smokers, with the average smoker spending R 400 a month on cigarettes. Laws discouraging smoking were introduced over the years and the rules seem to progressively get stricter. The latest proposal is the introduction of plain packaging of cigarettes set to begin in the near future.

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  1. 01Fokazi S.(2013) ‘Third of South Africa smokes cigarettes’from IOL News (12 April 2013) [online] Available at: https://www.iol.co.za[Accessed on 20 May 2013]
  2. 02All 4 Women Smokers: current and future tobacco regulations[online] Available at: https://all4women.co.za[Accessed on 20 May 2013]  

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2013, May 24). World No Tobacco Day is observed. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095724

South African History Online (2013) 'World No Tobacco Day is observed', South African History Online, 24 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095724 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).

South African History Online, World No Tobacco Day is observed [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095724, (accessed 24 September 2026).

"World No Tobacco Day is observed." South African History Online, 24 May 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095724. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "World No Tobacco Day is observed." South African History Online. May 24, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0095724.

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