November 2022

Qatar 2022/ Authorities Implement Tobacco, Smoking Prevention Measures in World Cup Stadiums

Doha, November 13 (QNA) - Sport for Health partnership, which includes the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), FIFA, and the World Health Organization (WHO), announced the implementation of tobacco and smoking prevention measures at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar for a healthy and safe tournament. In...

NGOs seek enforcement of graphic health warning on tobacco products

Some Non-Government Organisations, NGOs, have called on the Federal Government to intensify the implementation of graphic health warning on tobacco products. The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, NTCA, and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids made the call on Tuesday at a news conference in Abuja. The Chairman of NTCA, Akinbode Oluwafemi, said that since the National Tobacco Control...

Can Malaysia effectively ban tobacco?

The Control of Tobacco Products and Smoking Bill 2022 currently under parliamentary examination marks a dramatic change in Malaysia’s strategy to limit tobacco consumption. Among its provisions are the prohibition of the sale, purchase and possession of cigarettes, tobacco and vaping products as well as a ban on cigarette smoking, tobacco use and vaping...

Kenya scores low in global anti-smoking index

Kenya lags behind nations who are leading in using innovation to reduce deaths from smoking, a new report reveals. The study blames Kenya’s regulators for unnecessarily restricting access to alternative nicotine products, such as vapes and pouches, which are proven to be 95pc less harmful than combustible cigarettes and have already saved hundreds of thousands...

The environmental argument for banning menthol cigarettes

Every year, about 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are discarded globally, making them the most littered item on Earth. Around 90 percent of cigarettes have filters made of a biobased plastic called cellulose acetate, which can take up to 14 years to decompose. Nevertheless, cigarette butts are still considered hazardous solid waste, even if they are thrown away properly. In recent years, non-menthol cigarettes have become less...

Illicit Trade Persists After Lockdown

The illicit cigarette trade continues to thrive in South Africa despite recent enforcement actions, according to a new Ipsos study. According to Ipsos’ latest study, shops nationwide are still flooded with illegal tobacco products more than two years after the unconstitutional tobacco sales ban was imposed by the government as part of their response to the...

NTCA Seeks Legal Restrictions on Shisha, Other Tobacco Products

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has expressed concern over what it described as low level of compliance to the law on graphic health warnings on tobacco products in Nigeria. It said one of the major concerns was that other tobacco products such as snuff and shisha, which has become notoriously popular among young people,...

STOP Adds to Industry Allies Database

STOP, a tobacco industry watchdog, has added 25 organizations from 12 countries to its Industry Allies database. Organizations on the list are categorized as front groups, “astroturf” groups or third parties that promote the tobacco industry’s agenda while appearing to be independent. “This update provides further evidence that the tobacco industry uses different types of...

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