World No Tobacco Day 2026

Unmasking the appeal – countering nicotine and tobacco addiction

The World Health Organization (WHO) and global partners celebrate World No Tobacco Day every year on 31 May.  

World No Tobacco Day 2026, under the theme “Unmask the appeal – countering tobacco and nicotine addiction”

World No Tobacco Day 2026 Awards winners

WHO Director-General Special award:

His Excellency, Dr Shaya Mohsin Zindani, Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Republic of Yemen

South-East Asia Region

• Principal Health Secretary, Medical and Health Department, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Republic of India
• ICMR – National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Republic of India
• People’s Health Foundation, Republic of the Union of Myanmar
• Acting Sub-Lieutenant Trakul Thotham, Kingdom of Thailand
• Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center, Kingdom of Thailand

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World No Tobacco Day 2026 - campaign material

Posters

Vapes, cigarettes, hookah — different forms, same trap. Choose health before it’s too late!	Don’t get caught in the web of addiction. Quit Tobacco, Embrace Freedom!
Unmask the appeal #TobaccoExposed	Tobacco and nicotine products are addictive by design. Quit today.
The trap looks attractive at first. Freedom feels better forever!	The grip of Tobacco Addiction can be boken.
Don't let Tobacco control your life. Be strong enough to walk away!

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