Kenya: NGO Petitions Parliament To Review Age Of Tobacco Users To 21
NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 12 – A Non-Governmental Organization has petitioned Parliament to review the minimum legal age of smoking and access to tobacco products from the current 18 years to 21. In its legislative proposal, Tobacco Control Act Amendment Bill 2021, African Center for Corrective and Preventive Action said its enactment will boost Kenya’s fight...
Pakistan: Tobacco-prompted diseases cost $1.3 bn annually
Islamabad: A number of different diseases caused by tobacco products have turned out to be one of the major financial burdens on Pakistan’s public exchequer and personal income, with a $1.3 billion in annual health cost. This is revealed in a research study, “Health Implications of Smoking in Pakistan,” published by the Center for Global...
Sri Lanka: Protecting children and youth, the policymakers’ responsibility
Worldwide, tobacco products kill over 8,000,000 people every year. Tobacco use creates a significant economic burden on society at large. Higher direct health costs associated with tobacco-related disease, and higher indirect costs associated with premature loss of life, disability due to tobacco-related disease and productivity losses create significant negative externalities of tobacco use. Tobacco use devastates...
The Big Tobacco Allies – Report in Zambia
The Big Tobacco Allies – How tobacco companies use intermediaries to foster their corporate social responsibility initiatives and promote their image in Zambia. The Big Tobacco Allies, a report which exposes the use of intermediaries by tobacco multinationals for their benefit in Zambia, was launched on Friday 05 February 2021. The report, prepared by the...
India: Farmers’ body asks PM Modi to withdraw bill on cigarette, tobacco
Farmers' body asked PM Modi to recall the proposed bill to amend the law regarding cigarettes and other tobacco products. Farmers' body FAIFA on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to recall the proposed bill to amend the law regarding cigarettes and other tobacco products saying it will be a death knell for Indian tobacco...
