Teenage vape survey findings are a ‘major worry’ – charity
Campaigners are calling for the Scottish government to act after a survey found one in 10 school pupils in S4 now regularly vape. Anti-smoking charity ASH Scotland said it was a "major worry" that e-cigarette use by 15-year-olds had tripled in the last five years. The Scottish government Health and Wellbeing Census polled 25,380 pupils in S2 and...
Smoking Still Hogs the Spotlight at the Oscars (Guest Column)
Has a cigarette ever saved the the world, stopped a zombie apocalypse, made the best-dressed list, or helped the hero and heroine live happily ever after? No … not ever. That is why it is cause for concern for Project Truth Initiative and other public health organizations to see tobacco continuing to play a supporting...
BATU registers Shs 9.9bn net profit
British American Tobacco Uganda has recorded a 6% increase in revenues to Shs 99.5bn for the year ended Dece.31, 2022, but the profit after tax declined marginally to Shs 9.9bn. The cigarettes distributor said the 4% decline in profit after tax was attributed to a surge in operational costs in line with higher sales volume...
JT International South Africa (JTI) welcomes reasonable tobacco excise tax increase
In response to the Minister of Finance's budget speech on 22 February 2023, Ahmad Ismail, general manager for Southern Africa & Nigeria, (has) welcomed the tobacco excise tax increase of 4.9%. At JTI we support the need for predictable and stable tobacco excise increases. We are furthermore conscious of our products being subjected to excise...
Smoking drops as high tobacco taxes take effect
Smoking among Rwandans has reduced, mainly due to high tobacco taxes and prices, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, Dr Yvan Butera, told lawmakers. This was during a plenary session of the Lower House, held on February 20, 2023, which adopted the law approving Rwanda’s accession to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade...
BUSINESSNBS report shows Nigeria exported cigarettes worth N57bn in 2022
The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria exported cigarettes worth N57 billion in 2022. The agency disclosed this in its foreign trade report published on its website and obtained by Ripples Nigeria on Sunday. A breakdown of the data showed that Nigeria exported cigarettes worth N10 billion in the first quarter of last...
Training of legislators and advisors by WHO in Mauritius on use of various legal tools to strengthen tobacco control and reduce NCD risk factors
Legal advisors and judicial officers from Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia attended a 3-day legal capacity building workshop in Port Louis, Mauritius from 01 to 03 March 2023 to strengthen tobacco control and reduction of NCD risk factors. Mauritius was proposed to host the...
Anti-tobacco lobbyists renew push to ban nicotine pouches
Despite the ban, the product is still being sold in the country In Summary •The pouch is placed under the mouth between the lip and the gums for extended periods •A warning written on the product says it contains nicotine, which is a highly addictive substance Anti-tobacco lobbyists have renewed their effort to push for the ban of...
