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WHO has selected "Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship" as the theme for World No Tobacco Day 2013 to:

spur countries to implement Article 13 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and its guidelines to comprehensively ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship such that fewer people start and continue to use tobacco

drive local, national and international efforts to counteract tobacco industry efforts to undermine tobacco control, specifically industry efforts to stall or stop comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.

Tobacco is the only legal consumer product that kills when used exactly as intended by the manufacturer. World No Tobacco Day will help to save more lives and to limit the damage caused by tobacco use.

The key messages of this year's World No Tobacco Day are that governments, policy-makers and civil society must work to:

comprehensively ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship

counteract the deceptive and misleading nature of tobacco marketing campaigns

thwart the unavoidable exposure of youth to tobacco marketing

demonstrate the failure of the tobacco industry to effectively self-regulate

highlight the ineffectiveness of partial bans

follow the guidelines on implementation of Article 13 of the WHO FCTC.
 
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WHO has selected "Raise taxes on tobacco" as the theme for World No Tobacco Day 2014 to draw attention to the powerful impact of higher taxes, which:

bring revenue for the government and for health programmes

reduce tobacco use and prevent young people from starting to smoke

mean healthier communities and healthier economies.

Tobacco is the only legal consumer product that kills when used exactly as intended by the manufacturer. World No Tobacco Day will help to save more lives and to limit the damage caused by tobacco use.

The key messages of this year's World No Tobacco Day are that governments, policy-makers and civil society must work towards:

increasing existing tax rates

moving away from import duties

adopting a simple tax system

reducing tax differentials amongst tobacco products

cracking down on illicit trade by monitoring and controlling the supply side.
 
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HIV treatment works! Treat More, Treat Better is the regional slogan for World AIDS Day 2013. HIV treatment saves lives. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has become safer, simpler and more robust.

People living with HIV (PLHIV) on treatment can lead long and productive lives. Moreover, PLHIV receiving successful ART are less likely to transmit the virus to others.
 
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World Health Day 2015 is an opportunity to alert governments, manufacturers, retailers and the public to the importance of food safety – and the part each can play in ensuring that the food on peoples’ plates is safe to eat.

For this year’s World Health Day WHO has issued a toolkit to provide guidance to governments on ways to improve food safety through public awareness campaigns and highlight their ongoing actions in this area; and encourage consumers to ensure the food on their plate is safe (ask questions, check labels, follow hygiene tips).

WHD campaign toolkit
 
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