MoH empowers Tobacco Board to fight rise in addictive products
As new tobacco products targeting children flood the country, the Ministry of Health has agreed to cede more powers to the entity created to fight them. The ministry said it would propose amendments to the Tobacco Control Act to make the Tobacco Control Board stronger. The board was created under the Tobacco Control Act 2007 but...
WHO African countries convene ahead of the 10th Conference of Parties to the WHO FCTC and 3rd Meeting of Parties to the Protocol to secure regional consensus on key decisions at the tobacco control conferences
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has completed a four-day Africa regional preparatory meeting for the 10th session of the Conference of Parties (COP 10) to the WHO FCTC and the 3rd meeting of the...
Tobacco taxes not high enough, State told
Health experts, tobacco control advocates and national development policy specialists in Kenya have renewed their demands on the taxation of cigarettes. They are basing their arguments on the recent tax announcements in the 2023/24 financial year budget which did not adjust the excise duty on cigarettes upwards, despite proposals. And for the first time in about...
National Taxpayers Association calls for heavy taxation on e-cigarette
Concerns are raised over the surge in the use of electronic cigarettes popularly known as e-cigarettes among Generation Z. An e-cigarette is a device that allows you to inhale nicotine in a vapour form rather than smoke. According to study findings by the Brain and Mind Institute based at the Aga Khan University Nairobi, the prevalence...
African Govts Told To Block Tobacco Loopholes As ATCA Releases 2023 Index
Governments across Africa have been urged to block all loopholes exploited by tobacco multinationals and fronts to undermine the implementation of tobacco control regulations and programmes on the continent. The call came at the recent launching of the 2023 Africa Tobacco Industry Interference Index report attended by tobacco control advocates, government officials, journalists and other...
African Governments must do more in support of tobacco control – Dr. Arti Singh
According to the report, Zambia, Tanzania, and Cameroon have the highest tobacco industry interference with Cameroon recording the worst performance, while Uganda, Ethiopia, and Botswana have the lowest rates of tobacco industry interference, with Botswana being the best-performing country. Senior Lecturer at the School of Public Health of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and...
Activists launch Africa Tobacco Industry Interference Index in increased effort to protect public health
The 2023 Africa Tobacco Industry Interference Index was launched on Wednesday October 18, in a virtual event attended by tobacco control advocates, government officials, the media, and other stakeholders. The Index, produced by the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) in collaboration with the Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research and the Global...
Zambia, Tanzania, Cameroun Have Highest tobacco Industry Interference in Africa, Says Report
As the world continues to suffer tobacco induced diseases and deaths, a report released by the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) has revealed that Zambia, Tanziana and Cameroun have the highest incidences of tobacco industry interference on the African continent. The 2023 Africa Tobacco Industry Interference Index, the report was launched on Wednesday, October 18,...
Kenya has Africa’s fastest decaying tobacco laws, new index shows
It shows the industry is audaciously and successfully fighting Kenya’s health laws. In Summary The interference has enabled the tobacco industry to flood the Kenyan market with unregulated nicotine pouches and other unregulated products such as e-cigarettes. Recently, MPs asked the Ministry of Health to ban nicotine pouches in Kenya because they flout the Tobacco...
Uganda ranked among countries with lowest level of tobacco industry interference
The 2023 Africa Tobacco Industry Interference Index has revealed the worst and best performing African Countries towards tobacco control, with Uganda being among the countries with lowest level of tobacco industry interference. The Index report, produced by the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) in collaboration with the Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research...
