Situating Tobacco Control Fund’s N4.7m budget and need for upward review
After several years of vigorously canvassing for a Tobacco Control Fund (TCF) by public health groups, the efforts seem to have recorded some measure of breakthrough with the budgetary allocation for tobacco control in the 2023 national budget. Specifically, N4,732,375.00 (Four Million, Seven Hundred and Thirty-Two Thousand, Three Hundred and Seventy-Five Naira only) was earmarked...
Campaign for making tobacco polluters pay launches in The New York Times
The New York Times has partnered with the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC), a convention of Stop Tobacco Pollution Alliance (STPA), for a campaign urging countries to ban cigarette filters and make tobacco polluters pay for the environmental damage. The campaign is launched by the STPA, a coalition of organisations behind...
The fight to reignite tobacco control
Australia’s efforts to reduce smoking rates have been world leading, but renewed attention to tobacco control is urgently needed, writes Associate Professor Michelle Jongenelis. Australia’s efforts to reduce smoking rates have been world leading. Ongoing increases in tobacco excise, smoke-free laws, mass media campaigns, the prohibition of tobacco advertising, and tobacco product plain packaging are all...
Where there’s smoke… Netflix under fire for tobacco advertising in F1 ‘Drive to Survive’ series
Netflix has come under fire for marketing tobacco or tobacco-related products in its Formula 1 show 'Drive to Survive'. Those campaigning against tobacco say that advertisers have found advertising loopholes, both in Netflix and F1. F1 no longer allows teams and cars to feature tobacco branding. Industry monitors said that Netflix's popular Formula 1...
Quitting smoking: How die-hard smokers overcame cigarette addiction
Quitting cigarette smoking is never an easy thing to do, but is one of the best decisions to take to have better health as many studies have linked cigarette smoking to serious health conditions amongst which are cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, and diabetes. In this report, some ex-smokers share experiences of how...
Nigeria: British American Tobacco certified by AWS for sustainable water management
The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) has certified the Ibadan site of British American Tobacco (BAT) in Nigeria for its responsible water management. AWS recognises the consumer goods company's sustainability efforts in a context of water stress. British American Tobacco’s (BAT) Ibadan site joins the top three Alliance for Water Stewardship Core certified companies in...
Ghana needs target date for tobacco endgame – CSOs
Civil society organisations (CSOs) in health led by Vision for Alternative Development (VALD) have called on government to come out with explicit commitment and plan to achieve zero prevalence of tobacco use in Ghana. They further called for a clearly stated government target date within a maximum of two decades to tobacco endgame. Mr Issah Ali,...
Expedite passage of Tobacco Excise Duty Amendment Bill to save lives, boost revenue – VALD-Ghana to Parliament
The Vision for Alternative Development, Ghana (VALD-Ghana), in conjunction with some civil society organizations, have petitioned Parliament to quickly pass the Tobacco Excise Duty Amendment Bill, 2023. The CSOs noted that the passage of the Excise Duty Amendment Bill will curb the excessive consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages, which causes diseases and death. The...
