CyberDodo for a world without tobacco II (2-35)
Tuesday 31 May is the 2011 World Tobacco-Free Day. It is an occasion not to be missed as it will help us remember that because of tobacco 100 million people died in the 20th Century and WHO fears that a billion people will die in the 21st century, yes, you read it correctly, one billion people will die!
Smoking is a totally avoidable scourge, but surprisingly more than 5 million human beings will not be able to avoid it and consequently will die in 2011.
If you are not a smoker, this is very good for you, although this does not mean that you are protected from the effects of tobacco, because perhaps there may be smokers around you.
Do not be fooled into believing that this is not serious, because in 2011, 150,000 children will also die as a result of passive smoking.
To mark the importance of the war against tobacco, the CyberDodo team is organising a video game tournament until 5 June, and the winner is set to receive a Sony PSP.
