Türkiye among 4 countries doing enough to stub out smoking: WHO
In a recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO), only four countries, Brazil, Mauritius, the Netherlands and Türkiye, have implemented all of the anti-tobacco measures suggested in the fight against the "deadly scourge" of smoking. The U.N. health agency reported urging countries to scale up their use of recognized measures to reduce tobacco use,...
Only one country in Europe doing enough to stop people smoking, according to the WHO
“Tobacco use continues to be one of the biggest public health threats,” said a World Health Organization official. Just four countries - only one of which is in the European Union - have implemented all of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s recommended measures to reduce tobacco smoking globally. The countries of the Netherlands and Mauritius have...
Only four countries making full efforts to end smoking: WHO
Netherlands, Mauritius join Brazil and Turkey in implementing all recommended measures to reduce tobacco smoking globally. Netherlands and Mauritius have now joined Brazil and Turkey in implementing all the recommended measures to reduce tobacco smoking globally, United Nations’ health agency the World Health Organization said on July 31, 2023. However, despite the welcome news that more than...
Kenya flooded with harmful nicotine products, say groups
Addiction to tobacco and nicotine termed one of the biggest public health threats In Summary • These products often come in appealing flavours, making them enticing to nonsmokers, youth and children • The organisations called for strict regulations on the advertising, promotion and sponsorship of oral nicotine pouches to protect nonsmokers and the youth Kenya faces a resurgence...
CSO demands placement of mouth-cancer picture on tobacco products
AS cancer continues to take its toll on Nigerians, a Civil Society Organization, CSO, Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, NTCA, Monday, demanded the placement of mouth-cancer pictures on tobacco products. Speaking during a press conference, with theme ‘Call for Implementation of Graphic Warnings on Tobacco Products’, the Chairman, NTCA, Akinbode Oluwafemi, pointed out that mouth-cancer is...
CISLAC tasks Tinubu to implement effective tobacco tax
THE Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to as a matter of urgency put the machinery running to implement effective tobacco tax regimes in Nigeria to address the harmful tendency the smoking of the product posed to the nation’s populace. This was just as the organisation added that...
Mauritius is first in Africa to adopt WHO full-scale tobacco control measures
Download logo Mauritius has become the first African country to fully implement the entire World Health Organization’s (WHO) package of tobacco control measures aimed at reducing tobacco use and reducing related deaths. The WHO tobacco control package, called MPOWER Package, is a set of six measures to help countries monitor tobacco use and the...
Hong Kong Solicits Feedback on Anti-Smoking Measures
Hong Kong health authorities have asked city residents for feedback on several anti-smoking measures, including a generational tobacco ban, reports the South China Morning Post. The public consultation, which began July 12 and is expected to end Sept. 30, covers four strategies: regulating supply and suppressing demand; banning promotion and reducing attractiveness; expanding nonsmoking areas and...
The dramatic rise of vaping in the UK
Increasing numbers of children are using e-cigarettes adding to the growing chorus of alarm over the potential impact on public health About 4.3 million people in Britain are now estimated to use e-cigarettes, up from 800,000 a decade ago. The UK vaping market is worth nearly £3bn a year, and is growing by more than 5%...
Current evidence identifies health risks of e-cigarette use; long-term research needed
New American Heart Association scientific statement outlines current science on health effects of e-cigarette use, calls for more research on long-term impact Statement Highlights: The number of people who use electronic nicotine delivery systems, typically referred to as e-cigarettes, has grown exponentially, especially among youth and young adults. E-cigarette use more than doubled from 2017...
