Watch Out for Smokeless Tobacco and Nicotine
Do you know that your child could be consuming tobacco and nicotine products right under your nose? For parents, now is the time to watch out for smokeless tobacco and nicotine. If you think the tobacco industry will go down without a fight, you are mistaken. Let me jog your memory before I tell you...
Report: Kenya losing momentum in anti-tobacco war
Kenya has lost the gains made in tobacco control before the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report shows. The Global Tobacco Index is produced by the Global Centre for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC) as part of the STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products) global tobacco industry watchdog. It focuses on the World Health Organization (WHO)’s...
Tobacco Control: Is Kenya at a loss?
The blossoming tobacco industry is hampering Kenya’s efforts to reduce tobacco consumption, says the International Institute of Legislative Affairs (IILA). Despite the well documented effects of tobacco use that causes 8.8 million deaths globally every year, the country continues to tread softly around its stated intentions to control consumption of cigarettes and smokeless products. IILA attributes...
MWANGI: Need for urgent research on nicotine pouches
When consumed in high levels, nicotine can lead to poisoning and death, but the most common problem with the chemical is its addictive nature. It reconfigures how the brain operates and makes people crave tobacco products. There is a raging debate as to whether nicotine pouches should be restricted due to the fact that...
We must stem increasing use of tobacco by women
Africa is experiencing an increasing rate of tobacco use. The rapid growth of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa and an increase in consumer purchasing power is leading to larger, ready and more accessible markets in Africa. In addition, there are rigorous efforts by the tobacco industry to expand African markets. Shockingly in Africa, according to...
Tobacco firms using front groups to hold on
Kevin Kinyua, a businessman selling tobacco(Tumbaku) at Mtito Andei Market which is near Tsavo west national park in Mtito Andei in Makueni county. [David Gichuru, Standard] The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing more than 8 million people a year around the world. More than 7...
