The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) with support from World Health Organization (WHO) Namibia, commemorated the World No Tobacco Day on 31 May 2024 in Tsumeb, Osh
Abuja, 3 June, 2024 - Bassey Effiong, 42, started smoking as a teenager thinking “it was cool”. “I thought it showed you were in charge and independent.
Sierra Leone joined the rest of the world to commemorate World No Tobacco Day on 31 May 2022. The event was led by the Ministry of Health, with support from WHO, in collaboration with partners including youth, religious, and the media organizations under the theme "Protecting children from tobacco industry interference."