From May 31 to June 28, the republican information and educational campaign “Belarus without tobacco” is taking place in the country. The start of the campaign is timed to coincide with World No Tobacco Day, which is celebrated throughout the world annually on the last day of May.
The purpose of the campaign is to increase the level of public awareness regarding the harmful health consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke, to generate civil society support for measures aimed at combating tobacco consumption, to create conditions for protecting the health of citizens from the effects of environmental tobacco smoke in accordance with Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus and the provisions of the Framework Convention of the World Health Organization on Tobacco Control.
This action is already traditional. Every year during its holding, many different events are held among the population and specialists: promotions, competitions, marathons, flash mobs, trainings, lectures, seminars, information materials about the dangers of smoking are published and distributed among the population: leaflets, reminders, brochures. This year will be no exception.
