Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2020
Introduction While the COVID-19 pandemic has made public health a top priority across the globe, it has also put a strain on health departments, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, which are already burdened with a massive health bill from tobacco-related diseases and death. The tobacco industry, which is responsible for more than 8 million deaths...
COVID-19 & Tobacco Control Resource Center
ATCA’s COVID-19 and Tobacco Control Resource Centre, launched on Friday 31 July 2020 consists of various documents (more…)
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...
Philip Morris International uses All Africa Group to influence the media
On 7 July 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the sale of IQOS Tobacco Heating System through a (more…)
Victory against the tobacco industry in South Africa during the COVID – 19 pandemic: A source of inspiration for WHO Afro parties to uphold public health.
Statement of Leonce SESSOU, Executive Secretary, African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) "The fact that a substance is addictive does not render it essential." This is a unanimous conclusion by Judges Mlambo, Molefe and Basson on Friday 26 June 2020 while passing their judgment on the case between Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association’s (FITA) and the...
