Walking The Talk By Budgeting For Tobacco Control
Beyond flowery rhetoric and grand promises, the will of a government to act on a policy is first reflected in its financial plan. Activities for the implementation of such policies are provided with a budget line followed by a full disbursement of the budgeted sum to empower execution. Tobacco control in Nigeria has made commendable...
‘Tobacco pandemic’ – Health advocates tee up for economic ban
As a committee of the Jamaican parliament discusses new and more comprehensive tobacco control legislation, advocates for limiting the sale and promotion of tobacco products in the country are stepping up their campaign, including pushing for a ban on advertising sponsorship by tobacco companies. The anti-tobacco sentiments, which would have the effect of inflicting economic...
E-cigarette tax mooted in Switzerland
The Swiss government has proposed amending the Tobacco Act to introduce a new tax for electronic cigarettes. Parliament has been asked to back the proposal, which is forecast to bring in around CHF13.8 million ($13.8 million) in extra tax revenues per year. The proposed tax rate for reusable e-cigarettes is CHF0.20 per millilitere of liquid containing...
The myth of healthy alternatives to tobacco: Electronic cigarettes are also harmful
Experts warn that vaping devices and water pipes serve as a gateway to nicotine addiction and are linked to disease, but vaping continues to appeal to teenagers Last year, a stressful situation caused Alberto Verdejo, 27, to relapse into his tobacco addiction after a year of not smoking. Four months ago, he started regularly using...
BAT joins call for action on biodiversity
BAT joins 300+ leading companies in signing Business for Nature’s call to protect and restore biodiversity Signatories including BAT are pushing for mandatory requirements for businesses and financial institutions to disclose biodiversity impacts BAT is committed to protecting biodiversity, which complements its work to combat climate change. Governments from around the world are set...
Egypt COP27 using PR firm accused of ‘greenwashing and tobacco disinformation’
Egypt's COP27 Climate Change Conference organisers has hired a public relations firm accused of spreading historic "disinformation" for the tobacco and fossil fuel industries. US-based firm Hill + Knowlton Strategies, which has worked for ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron and Saudi Aramco, has been accused by environmental groups of "greenwashing" for their clients in the oil and...
Economic losses from smoking far outweigh any economic benefit from the tobacco industry
ATLANTA, September 28, 2022 — New findings by the American Cancer Society (ACS) found cumulative economic losses from cigarette smoking topped $891 billion in 2020, or 4.3% of the United States Gross Domestic Product. The economic loss significantly outpaced the cigarette industry’s $92 billion revenue by nearly a ten-to-one ratio. The study was published...
Lagos Celebrates Farmers For Efforts As Food Drivers
Gbolabo Olaniwun, Senior Special Assistant to Mr. Governor on Agriculture, (left); Odiri Erewa-Meggison, Board Director, BATNF (second left); Folashade Jaji Secretary to Lagos State Government(second right) and Abisola Olusanya, Commissioner for Agriculture during a presentation to BATNF at the World Food Day/ Farmers Appreciation Day in Lagos. Lagos state government has honoured and celebrated farmers...
Youth Forum runs campaign to pass new Tobacco Control Bill
The South African Tobacco-Free Youth Forum (SATFYF) is running a 3-month campaign from September to November to support the passing of the Tobacco Control (TC) Bill through its current legislative process. The proposed legislation seeks to change where people can smoke and how cigarettes are packaged. If it becomes law, indoor smoking, even in the...
Long-awaited move to regulate vaping gets thumbs-up from health scientists, but leaves industry fuming
Regulations proposed in the new tobacco control bill will change the way e-cigarette products can be marketed and sold. While e-cigarette products have managed to evade regulatory oversight under South Africa’s Tobacco Products Control Act, the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, which Cabinet has approved for submission to Parliament, seeks to...
