Anti-tobacco Law: CISLAC Engages Gombe Line Ministries Over Domestication
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has met with some line Ministries in Gombe State to advocate on the need for the domestication of the anti-tobacco law in the State. The ministries visited are, the State Ministry of Environment and Forest Resources; the State Ministry of Health and the State Ministry of Justice. Solomon Adoga,...
British American Tobacco to end sales in Russia within a month
London-based company says it has agreed to sell Russian and Belarusian businesses, 18 months after initial decision to withdraw British American Tobacco says it will sell its last cigarette in Russia within a month, ending its presence in the world’s fourth-largest tobacco market a year and a half after it first pledged to do so...
MOH sounds alarm over new cigarette targeting women
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has raised concern over a new cigarette brand on the market which they say risks undoing efforts so far made towards reduction of smoking in the country. Dr Hafisa Lukwata, the Tobacco Control Focal Person in the Ministry of Health says that the ORIS cigarette,...
France: « L’augmentation du prix du tabac a un effet quasi arithmétique sur la consommation »
INTERVIEW. Le professeur Amine Benyamina, spécialiste de l’addictologie, commente la décision du gouvernement de ne pas augmenter le prix des cigarettes en 2024. Il y a deux ans, Emmanuel Macron affirmait souhaiter l'avènement de « la première génération sans tabac de l'histoire récente » en 2030. Le projet du gouvernement, fin août dernier, d'augmenter le prix...
When it comes to tobacco, truly healthy alternatives are a myth | Guest Commentary
Since its inception, e-cigarette use (or vaping) has been marketed as a “healthy” alternative to cigarettes, and even as a pathway to quitting tobacco use altogether. Unfortunately, no current scientific evidence supports either claim. When it comes to stopping tobacco, safe and proven alternatives exist, but none involve vaping. When it comes to quitting tobacco, a...
