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Second-hand smoke kills; let’s clear the air. World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2001 focused on second-hand smoke as it is a real and significant threat to public health. Supported by two decades of evidence, the scientific community now agrees that there is no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke. 

Moreover, WNTD 2001 was also celebrated at a time when WHO’s Member States began discussing the articles of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) which, when issued, will be the world’s first legal document of its kind used to control tobacco.