UGANDA – Kenya and Uganda are among the top 10 countries worldwide that implemented tobacco control measures in 2021 as industry players took advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to gain…
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Anti-Tobacco campaigners seek enhanced regulations to curb risk of non-communicable diseases
AFRICA – The manufacturing, sale and consumption of tobacco products in Africa should be regulated in order to limit threats to public health and safety, campaigners have said. Leonce Sessou,…
Read MoreEfforts to reduce tobacco harm in Africa up appear futile due to inadequate policies
AFRICA – Lack of support, inadequate policies and misinformation have been identified as some of the obstacles standing in the way of the reduction of tobacco harm in Africa as…
Read MoreFDA rolls out a tobacco quitting campaign dubbed “Commit to Quit”
GHANA – The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has launched a year-long campaign dubbed: “Commit to Quit,” aimed at supporting tobacco smokers to abandon smoking as it poses enormous health…
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