RT @FCTCofficial: Today is #WorldNoTobaccoDay 🚭❗️
#WNTD2022 focuses attention on the environmental damage caused by the tobacco industry…
It's #WorldNoTobaccoDay!
Big Tobacco is one of the world’s 🌎 worst polluters, causing:
♦️ deforestation
♦️ air pollution
♦️ water waste
♦️ littered beaches
There is only one Earth 🌎- protect it.
#NoTobacco 🚭 for a healthier planet.
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The winners, selected by the World Health Organization (@WHO) from global nominations in response to a public call, have been recognized for their efforts to ensure progress towards tobacco control in their countries. #NoTobacco
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3.7 liters of water 🚰 are used to make a single cigarette.
22 billion tons of water are used annually in tobacco production globally.
There is #OnlyOneEarth 🌎 – protect it. #TobaccoExposed
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A 🆕 WHO report reveals how the tobacco industry destroys the environment & hides it. #TobaccoExposed🚭
No tobacco = a healthier world 🌎
🗓 On Wednesday, 1 June, join us on the webinar ➡️ “Tobacco, a threat to our planet” to learn more about the cost of tobacco waste. #TobaccoExposed
Register here ➡️ paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Join us tomorrow for the webinar "Smoke-Free Caribbean: A Win/Win for health and the Environment”, to mark #WorldNoTobaccoDay.
➡️ Monday, May 30th.
⏰ 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. AST/EDT
Register here: paho-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
💪🏾 Let's fight myths!
Vaccines against #COVID19 do NOT ❌ contain cells from human fetuses.
➕ INFO 👉🏾 who.int/news-room/feat…
"We would like to congratulate PAHO on 120 years of excellent service to the world but more specifically to the Caribbean region… We look forward to working very closely with PAHO over the next 120 years."
Michael Darville, Minister of Health and Welfare of Bahamas 🇧🇸 https://t.co/CzVtxtyCAX
Stigma and discrimination against LGBTQ + 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ persons 👩🏾👱🧑🏿👩🏻🧑🏻👨🏻👱🏼🧒🏿👦🏿👱🏼♂️👦🏽 are barriers that contribute significantly to adverse health outcomes 🩺.
