A new report on the state of the tobacco industry interference in Nigeria has revealed a marked increase in the industry’s meddling in public health policies, in particular, tobacco control measures. Sunday Ehigiator reports Nigeria ratified the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control’s (WHO FCTC) Article 5.3 guidelines on 20 October 2005, and...
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance has called on the Standards Organisations of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Health, the Nigeria Police Force, and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection, among others, to immediately commence the enforcement of the graphic health warnings policy on tobacco products. The group said the Federal Ministry of Health had approved a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Zambia, Tanzania, and Cameroon have the highest tobacco industry interference, with Cameroon recording the worst performance, according to the 2023 Africa Tobacco Industry Interference Index. The Index has revealed that Uganda, Ethiopia, and Botswana have the lowest rates of tobacco industry interference, with Botswana being the best-performing country. This came to light during the the launch...
The 2023 Africa Tobacco Industry Interference Index was yesterday launched 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 Centre for Good...
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...
