More than 800,000 Ghanaians continue to smoke annually, while tobacco use kills more than 6,700 people each year in the country. Sixty-six percent of these deaths occur before the age of 70. Mr. Peter Bismark Kwofie, Executive Director, Institute for Liberty, and Policy Innovation (ILAPI), a policy think tank located in Tema, has stated, adding that...
The gazetting of the National Tobacco Control Regulations in December 2019 signaled the beginning of a change in the design of cigarette packs and other tobacco products in Nigeria. Prior to the current graphic health warnings regime, cigarette/tobacco packs carried a text warning that read: “The Federal Ministry of Health Warns that smokers are liable...
Smoking among Rwandans has reduced, mainly due to high tobacco taxes and prices, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, Dr Yvan Butera, told lawmakers. This was during a plenary session of the Lower House, held on February 20, 2023, which adopted the law approving Rwanda’s accession to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade...
The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria exported cigarettes worth N57 billion in 2022. The agency disclosed this in its foreign trade report published on its website and obtained by Ripples Nigeria on Sunday. A breakdown of the data showed that Nigeria exported cigarettes worth N10 billion in the first quarter of last...
Despite the ban, the product is still being sold in the country In Summary •The pouch is placed under the mouth between the lip and the gums for extended periods •A warning written on the product says it contains nicotine, which is a highly addictive substance Anti-tobacco lobbyists have renewed their effort to push for the ban of...
After several years of vigorously canvassing for a Tobacco Control Fund (TCF) by public health groups, the efforts seem to have recorded some measure of breakthrough with the budgetary allocation for tobacco control in the 2023 national budget. Specifically, N4,732,375.00 (Four Million, Seven Hundred and Thirty-Two Thousand, Three Hundred and Seventy-Five Naira only) was earmarked...
Australia’s efforts to reduce smoking rates have been world leading, but renewed attention to tobacco control is urgently needed, writes Associate Professor Michelle Jongenelis. Australia’s efforts to reduce smoking rates have been world leading. Ongoing increases in tobacco excise, smoke-free laws, mass media campaigns, the prohibition of tobacco advertising, and tobacco product plain packaging are all...
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is proposing new requirements for tobacco companies that would help prevent contamination of their products and set some standards for the way they make and package products so regulators and consumers will know precisely what is in them. The proposed rules would apply to all FDA-regulated bulk...
WASHINGTON D.C. — Across the country, many states still have work to do to prevent tobacco use, according to a new nationwide report. The American Lung Association reviews statewide policies every year and then grades which areas have the best and worst policies. It shows states like California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Washington D.C. have some of the best policies....
Africa was estimated to have about 52 million tobacco smokers, in the year 2000. This increased in 2015 to 66 million and it is projected that by the year 2025, Africa will have about 84 million smokers, a 61.5 percent increase in the number of smokers from year 2000. Also, the youthful population in...
