Kenya : Government suspends tobacco licences in crackdown on youth nicotine use
Kenya has suspended all licences for the manufacture, importation, sale and promotion of nicotine products, ordering vendors to reapply within 21 days under stricter conditions. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced the directive during World No Tobacco Day on May 31, as 5.5 tonnes of seized tobacco-related products were destroyed at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in...
Ghana: No Tobacco Day – MP urges ban on flavoured tobacco products
The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dayi, Joycelyn Quashie, has called for a total ban on flavoured tobacco and nicotine products as part of efforts to protect the youth by shielding them from targeted marketing tactics employed by the tobacco industry. She explained that the tobacco industry, facing declining numbers in traditional markets, had...
Ghana: Beware of tobacco industry manipulators; devise strategies to protect the youth — North Dayi MP to gov’t
The Member of Parliament for the North Dayi Constituency, Hon. Joycelyn Quashie, has called on the Government of Ghana to take decisive action by developing policies and strategies aimed at shielding citizens from the deceptive practices of the tobacco industry. She urged the nation to position itself among countries that resist industry manipulation and...
World No Tobacco Day 2025
PRESS RELEASE Lomé, 31 May 2025 On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day 2025, the Africa Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) joins the international community in denouncing the increasingly aggressive tactics of the tobacco and nicotine industry. This year’s theme, "Unmasking the appeal: Exposing industry tactics on tobacco and nicotine products", sheds light on the deceptive strategies...
World No Tobacco Day 2025: Unmasking the Tobacco Industry’s Seduction Tactics
Lomé, 31 May 2025 On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day 2025, the Africa Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) joins the international community in denouncing the increasingly aggressive tactics of the tobacco and nicotine industry, under the theme: "Unmasking the appeal: Exposing industry tactics on tobacco and nicotine products". This year’s theme sheds light on the deceptive...
BANGLADESH: Anti-tobacco campaigners demand tobacco price hike, amending tax structure
TANGAIL, May 3, 2025 (BSS) - A human chain was formed in the district town demanding an increase of the prices of all tobacco products and amending tobacco tax structure in the upcoming 2025–26 national budget. The human chain programme was staged in front of the Tangail District Press Club, organised by Development Organisation of...
