World No Tobacco Day 2018

It’s My Health, It’s My Right

The focus of World No Tobacco Day 2018 was “It’s My Health, It’s My Right.” The campaign was designed to increase awareness around:

Health is a fundamental human right
Tobacco control policies such as smoke-free laws play an important part in ensuring and protecting people’s right to health

The campaign also serves as a call to action, advocating for effective policies to reduce second-hand exposure and engaging stakeholders across multiple sectors in the fight for tobacco control.

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Key facts

"My health"

When a person chooses to smoke, they are not only harming their own health but also the health of other people who are exposed to their smoking. Non-smokers have every right to object to being exposed to such dangers.

"My right"

Smoke-free legislation empowers everyone to take a stand and grants the explicit legal right for you to tell a smoker who is smoking in a place where it is banned that they need to stop. These laws protect your right to ask people to simply step outside, and not expose you or your loved ones to second-hand smoke.

Healthy China

Creating a smoke-free China is an urgent priority, putting the health of the population above economic interests. A healthy China is a smoke-free China.