Uganda: Club manager held over shisha
December 16, 2018: It is alleged that Police in conjunction with the Uganda National Health Consumers Organisation (UNHCO) conducted on operation in which Nguse and two of his customers, Kenneth Wasswa and Amir Tumusiime, who were found smoking shisha were arrested.
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Ethiopia drafts stringiest tobacco law
15 December 2018: To regulate food safety in production, trade, eateries. In a bid to prevent the public from a devastating health consequences attributed to tobacco products, the Ethiopian government is set to introduce a stringent law that will restrict the tobacco industry from having any interference and ...
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EGYPTIAN MP PROPOSES FINES FOR ‘UNREGULATED SHISHA SMOKING’
Decembre 13, 2018: If you're caught smoking shisha twice in a row, you'll get fined double the amount. Egyptian MP, Khaled Hanafy, has called for shisha smokers in Egypt to be penalised, as he believes that the popular pastime has reached epidemic proportions, reports Al Shurouk news.
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Should we introduce classes on tobacco control in our schools as early as possible?
November 29th 2018: Tobacco control lessons should not only be introduced in our curriculum, but also examined as a mainstream subject. This will help cut down on the increasing numbers of our teenage sons and daughters who first start smoking tobacco products before graduating to hard drugs.
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