Group wants better funding for tobacco control
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, on Tuesday, lamented the paltry budgetary allocation to tobacco control in the country. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, the Chairman of NTCA, Akinbode Oluwafemi, disclosed that the allocation to tobacco control plunged by 50 per cent from N9.4m in 2022 to N4.7m in 2023. According to him, the slash...
Continuous use, abuse of tobacco undermining SDGs in Nigeria – NTCA
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) says the country’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) efforts was being undermined by the continuous use and abuse of tobacco in the country. Akinbode Oluwafemi, the Chairman of NTCA, while briefing on ‘Effective Tobacco Control Funding in Nigeria’ on Friday in Abuja explained that tobacco use has continued to impede...
Lack of tobacco law enforcement attracts more consumers
The Gambia is one of the highly consumed tobacco countries with a fragile market that attracts different age groups including females and underage who are exposed to the products due to the lack of proper law enforcement. The products mostly used in The Gambia include cigarettes, tobacco pipes, shisha, and snuff. Despite the government’s tax...
Africa’s slow tobacco decline
RUNDU – There has been a concerning gradual decline in the use of tobacco products in Africa between 2010 and 2020, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). However, the greatest decline in tobacco use has been recorded in the Western world, while the same cannot be said about Africa, “Because it is in Africa...
Our interventions on the WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2023
Interview on the BBC's "Focus on Africa" Live from Addis Ababa, the Board Chairperson of the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA), Mr. Akinbode Oluwafemi was guest on the BBC program "Focus on Africa" of 01 August 2023 both on radio and TV. He discussed implementation of the WHO FCTC in Africa following the release of...
