Institute for Global Tobacco Control

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Congratulations to our Latin American partners and colleagues recognized with World No To***co Day awards last week. Mônica Andreis, Director and President of our partner ACT Promoção da Saúde, Brazil; leadership and scholars' program alumna Inti Barrientos, a Medical Sciences Researcher with the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) in Mexico; and Ascend program mentor Daniel Dorado, Director of the To***co Control Campaign, with Corporate Accountability in Colombia all received recognition for their important work.

World No To***co Day 2026 awards – meet the winners Each year, WHO honours individuals and organizations from each of the six WHO regions for their outstanding contributions to to***co control.

The work does not end on World No To***co Day. PAHO will hold a webinar on June 3 at 11 a.m. (EDT) called “Products Designed to Hook New Generations: Unmasking the Tactics of the To***co and Ni****ne Industries.” The event, which will feature Spanish and English with simultaneous translation, will highlight the strategies used by the to***co and ni****ne industries to make their products more appealing, particularly to young people and consumers who do not already use these products.

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We work to through building the evidence base to support efforts to effectively end the to***co epidemic as soon as possible. Check out our research on World No To***co Day. ***coexposed

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We proudly join governments, health organizations, and advocates across the globe who are working to and expose the ways the to***co and ni****ne industry continues to entice younger generations to use their deadly products. Explore resources and materials our international partners have created in observation of World No To***co Day.

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Congratulations to all the winners of World No To***co Day 2026 awards, especially our colleagues at the University of Bath in England and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute in Pakistan. Our work together to will continue beyond today's recognition of WNTD.

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Congratulations to Dr. Waseem Iftikhar Janjua, Senior researcher, Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), an alumnus of our capacity building programs, for his selection as a World No To***co Day (WNTD) award winner for 2026 from the Eastern Mediterranean region. We celebrate his commitment to to***co control in Pakistan on WNTD.

World No To***co Day takes place on Sunday, May 31. This yearly event recognizes the work still to be done in preventing to***co-caused death and disease. This year, WHO calls on governments around the world to protect a new generation from becoming addicted to to***co and ni****ne products. Let's together.

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WHO Vietnam is using National No To***co Week ahead of World No To***co Day (May 31) to recognize in-country honorees of WNTD awards and to share opportunity to "go further" with revisions to the To***co Control Law in 2026, according to WHO Representative in Vietnam Dr. Angela Pratt.

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Associate scientist Lauren Czaplicki contributed to a story in The Examination about new data on the use of ni****ne pouches.

“It should concern us all that there's even any proportion of youth underage using these products.”

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