Workers from a non-government organisation hold a giant replica of a cigarette on the occasion of 'World No Tobacco Day' during an awareness campaign in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 31, 2009. Sunday marks World No Tobacco Day. REUTERS
The theme of World No Tobacco Day 2009 is "Tobacco Health Warnings", with an emphasis on the picture warnings that have been shown to be particularly effective at making people aware of the health risks of tobacco use and convincing them to quit. More and more countries are fighting back against the epidemic of tobacco by requiring that packages of tobacco show the dangers of the product's use, as called for in guidelines to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
