Ukraine’s steps to promote healthy nutrition and tobacco control in schools embrace hopes for the future
Ukraine is investing in healthier futures for its families and children. As part of a comprehensive approach to improving health, including recent efforts to implement a ban on foods high in trans fats within the country, the WHO Country Office of Ukraine and the WHO/Europe Special Initiative for NCDs and Innovation (SNI), in coordination...
Up in smoke: The black tobacco farmers British American Tobacco left behind
British American Tobacco South Africa (Batsa) has supported small-scale black tobacco farmers with equipment, funding and training since 2011. Some of these farmers in Limpopo feel used. The support dried up with little warning in 2021, leaving many of them in a desperate financial position. Batsa says that the programme was cut down...
E-cigarettes ban, a critical tool in Uganda’s battle against tobacco use
In the face of consistent opposition from the tobacco industry, Uganda is standing firm on its successful eight-year long ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), says World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam. The Tobacco Control Act, 2015 sought to effectively remove this globally popular tobacco alternative to smoking cigarettes...
New deadline for smoking and vape laws in South Africa
The Portfolio Committee on Health has announced that public consultation on the new Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill will end on 28 July. In a media statement from Parliament, the government said that written submissions on the bill must be emailed to tobaccobill@parliament.gov.za or submitted online at https://forms.gle/FLrhnvThDk8ccLG97. As reported on 22 June, the submission period was originally...
Stakeholders Urge Federal Gov To Enforce Implementation Of New Graphic Health Warnings On Cigarette Packs
The requirement to rigorously abide by and implement the National Tobacco Control Act of 2015 and its Regulations of 2019, both of which call for the placement of graphic health warnings on tobacco packages, has come to the attention of the federal government. The National Tobacco Control Act of 2015 and its Regulations of 2019,...
Kenya crafts standards for nicotine pouches in anti-tobacco campaign
Kenya is developing certification standards for processing and distributing non-combustible nicotine products. British American Tobacco Kenya has disclosed to shareholders that the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) is spearheading the process for the products the firm expects to help retain health-conscious consumers who have been gradually moving away from tobacco smoking. “Our introduction of modern oral...
