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...
Experts Task Africa On Tobacco Harm Reduction
Experts have tasked African countries to accord priority to tobacco harm reduction by ensuring that regulation of tobacco use on the continent is guided by science not emotions. Currently, Africa has a smoking prevalence of 8.4 percent with projection that the continent may likely have a higher percentage of the total number of global smokers...
Cutting edge tool to help smokers quit – launched by a tobacco company – Mirror Online
Philip Morris International has been working alongside a team of experts for the last 15 years to develop the tool that will help smokers give up cigarettes for good A tobacco giant has spent billions of pounds on a cutting-edge tool to help smokers to ditch cigarettes. After 15 years and £8.32billion spent on research, a smokeless...
Nigeria: NTCA Trains Advocates on Tobacco Control Budget Advocacy
In the face of dwindling budgetary allocation to tobacco control in the country, stakeholders on August 21, 2023, participated in a capacity building workshop on tobacco control budget advocacy hosted by the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance. The advocates have a common objective to drive up allocation to tobacco control in the national budget. Chairman of...
Pakinstan: Health ministry puts tobacco manufacturers on notice
The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) has issued notices to at least 10 tobacco manufacturers, including a multinational company, over violation of tobacco advertisement guidelines. Health Director General Dr Baseer Khan Achakzai told Dawn that these companies were involved in marketing tobacco products through social media and other means. “Moreover, they had hired children who...
