Africa Young Ambassadors Summit (AYAS): A regional summit to engage youths in tobacco control
From June 12th to 16th, 2023, the Africa Young Ambassadors Summit (AYAS) took place in Cape Town, South Africa. This summit, organized by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK) in collaboration with the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA), brought together 24 young ambassadors from Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, and South Africa. It aimed to equip young...
It’s Time to Ban Cigarette Filters
The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution (INC-2), held in Paris, France, from May 29 to June 02, 2023, concluded with optimism and the prospect of ending plastics pollution. Over 700 delegates from 169 Member States agreed to prepare a zero draft of agreement ahead of the third session in...
Africa needs food not tobacco
HARARE-Youth Against Alcoholism and Drug Dependency (YADD) held World No Tobacco Day commemorations under the theme ‘‘Africa Needs Food, Not Tobacco,’’ emphasizing on the importance of prioritizing food security over tobacco cultivation and consumption. World no Tobacco Day commemorations are held every year globally on May 31. In a Press statement YADD pinpointed the crucial need...
Many countries facing food security issues are also big tobacco growing economies – WHO warns
Tobacco farming is booming in some African countries. Big producers include Zimbabwe and Malawi. However, as the world marks on May 31st the "No tobacco day", the world health organization sounded the alarm on the increase in tobacco farming land at the expense of food crops. Zimbabwe is Africa’s largest tobacco producer. The size of the...
World No Tobacco Day: Informal traders encouraged to sell more food, not tobacco
On 31 May 2023, WHO and public health champions around the world will come together to celebrate World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) under the theme – We need food, not tobacco! In support of World No Tobacco Day, health and community organisations in South Africa, united through the Protect our Next partnership, are ramping up initiatives that encourage...
World No Tobacco Day: Tobacco companies contributing to food, health crises — CAPPA
As the world marks no tobacco day today, the industry has been blamed for aggravating the food and health crises already plaguing the country. Corporate Accountability and Public Participation, CAPPA, raised the alarm at a media roundtable in Lagos, yesterday, stressing that they theme of this year’s World No Tobacco Day – We Need Food...
