March 2021
Lawmaker suggests complete indoor smoking ban, national smoke-free law in China
China should completely ban smoking in indoor public places and enact a national-level smoke-free law to protect the health of non-smokers, a Chinese lawmaker said in a proposal brought to the two sessions, stressing a nationwide law on smoking bans is key for China to realize its 2030 national health plan. The proposal was brought...
New products, old tricks? Concerns big tobacco is targeting youngsters
Last year the Spanish boyband Dvicio were riding high after their latest album topped the charts. The “boys” – by now all in their late 20s or early 30s – were the summer’s cover stars for Like!, a tween magazine. Despite the pandemic, the band were still touring Spain. But these were gigs with a...
February 2021
Children exposed to tobacco smoke could be at risk for high blood pressure
(CNN)Children who are exposed to tobacco smoke have a greater chance of having high blood pressure, a new study has found. Researchers found 6% of children who were exposed to tobacco smoke had high blood pressure compared to 4% in children who weren't exposed, according to a study published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open. The study...
New products, old tricks? Concerns big tobacco is targeting youngsters
Last year the Spanish boyband Dvicio were riding high after their latest album topped the charts. The “boys” – by now all in their late 20s or early 30s – were the summer’s cover stars for Like!, a tween magazine. Despite the pandemic, the band were still touring Spain. But these were gigs with...
Kenya: Authorities should take measures to protect the young generation from online marketing of tobacco products.
Statement of Leonce SESSOU, Executive Secretary, African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) Lomé 25 February, 2021
Biden Should Choose Science over Politics and Embrace Tobacco Harm Reduction
Will the new Biden administration choose science over politics? The commandment to “believe science” has become a rallying cry, one echoed by Joe Biden during his presidential campaign when he promised to “choose science over fiction.” If that is true, his new administration should embrace tobacco harm -reduction, a public health strategy that, instead...
Ghana: 54.1% of boys in JHS/SHS use drugs, 34.3% of girls smoke shisha – Survey
It has been revealed that 54.1% of boys in Junior High and Senior High Schools use cannabis, while 34.3% of the girls smoke shisha. This is according to a survey by the Consultative Committee to Combat Drug Menace in Schools. Conducted in 176 schools across the country, the survey was geared towards ascertaining the source and...
BAT’s PR agency tried to bribe Bureau’s Kenyan reporter
An employee of a Kenyan PR agency working for British American Tobacco (BAT) offered a bribe to a journalist to leak details of the Bureau’s investigation into how the company has targeted young non-smokers. BAT has parted company with the agency, Engage BCW, with immediate effect and is investigating the incident. Engage, which is affiliated...
