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02Jun

Experts urge African Government to stop Tobacco Cultivation

Leonce Dieudonne SESSOU, Executive Secretary of the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA), On World No Tobacco Day, urges African governments to prioritize sustainable agriculture over tobacco cultivation. He emphasizes the need for collaboration with civil society and international organizations to provide better opportunities for tobacco farmers while addressing food security challenges across the continent. In accordance...

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31May

KETCA urges tobacco farmers to grow nutritious food

Marking the World’s No Tobacco day, Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance(KETCA) has today campaigned on the importance of growing sustainable nutritious crops instead of tobacco. With this year’s theme “We need food, not tobacco”, KETCA aims at raising awareness of creating alternative crop production and marketing opportunities for tobacco farmers. Speaking to the media today, KETCA chairman...

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26May

Tobacco smoking: Time to close the gap in enforcing graphic health warning policy

The alarming rate and impunity with which the tobacco industry and its promoters visibilise tobacco products and smoking in the virtual space requires the urgent attention of relevant agencies of government if we must save the next generation of young Nigerians. The images, videos and skits of celebrities smoking like chimney and glamourising their acts...

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26May

South Africa has multi-million rand smoking problem – and SARS is taking action

Despite the efforts of authorities, illicit cigarettes in their millions are filtering into South Africa, sidestepping tax and customs levies. Edward Kieswetter, the commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (SARS), said: “The country is battling the scourge of illicit cigarettes smuggled from a neighbouring country, with a view to not only displace legitimate manufacturers...

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26May

WHO boss recognises Nairobi health official, Migori farmer for fighting tobacco

Tobacco use kills about 9,000 Kenyans every year through diseases such as cancer, the Ministry of Health says. In Summary • Head of the Kenya Tobacco Control Alliance Joel Gitali, who won the award last year, congratulated the winners. • Kenyan law stipulates a need for an alternative to tobacco production that protects farmers. A villager who helps...

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26May

Misleading tobacco industry stealth advertising misrepresents Swedish e-cigarette model

With the absence of regulations in South Africa, e-cigarette use is increasing among youths, perpetuating nicotine addiction and leading some of them to start smoking traditional cigarettes. here have recently been misleading calls for South Africa to adopt the Swedish model of regulating e-cigarettes, a model positioned by tobacco-industry supported organisations as making alternative products widely available,...

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09May

Seeds of change in Kenya as farmers lead way on tobacco-free farms

The initiative, supported by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), in cooperation with the Kenyan authorities, is helping to “move the needle” on ending the global tobacco epidemic, said WHO. Kenya is the first country to participate in the scheme, which offers training to tobacco farmers so that they...

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09May

Launch of tobacco-free farms in Kenya

Nairobi - Hundreds of farmers in Migori County, Kenya will break free from risky tobacco farming and transition to producing more sustainable crops, through the Tobacco-Free Farms Project being launched today. Tobacco-Free Farms project is a joint initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Food Programme, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

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09May

Say no to tobacco farming

Farmer Reginald Omulo walks between rows of healthy maize and beans, stopping to admire what he has planted. Like many farmers in Uriri Sub-county, Migori County, Kenya, Omulo used to cultivate tobacco. But no longer. He is now passionate about his family’s shift to grow alternative crops, confident that their hard work will be the foundation for...

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05May

Nigeria May Push Tobacco Tax to 50% to Control Smoking

The Federal Government has confirmed plans to increase excise tax on tobacco products from 30 per cent ad-valorem to 50 per cent as part of measures to control tobacco smoking in the country. Speaking on Tuesday, Dr Mangai Malau, the Head of the Tobacco Control Unit, Noncommunicable Disease Division, Federal Ministry of Health, said the...

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