World No Tobacco Day 2010
These figures represent adult tobacco users. (source: The Tobacco Atlas, 3rd edition)
World Lung Foundation Supports New Public
Education Campaigns
in Asia and Europe for
World No Tobacco Day
Russia
WLF provided materials and technical assistance to the Ministries of Health in Chuvashia, Krasnoyarsk, Samara and Tver, four key regions that are launching new campaigns about tobacco harms.Watch "Cigarettes are Eating Your Baby Alive"
China
WLF guided the design and content of the World Health Organization's (WHO) exhibition at the Shanghai World Expo 2010, which will be visited by an estimated 70 million people.Visit Shanghai World Expo
View WHO Expo Press Kit
India
With technical support from WLF, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is launching the "Sponge" campaign nationwide. The ad airs on more than 40 TV and 28 radio channels until June, in five languages.View "Sponge"
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