Tag - Smoking

Japan’s smoking rates continue to decline for men, women in 2022

Smoking rates for men and women in Japan continued to fall in 2022, a health ministry survey showed, highlighting increased health consciousness and the impact of a revised law to crack down on secondhand smoke. The male smoking rate dropped 3.4 percentage points from the previous survey in 2019 to 25.4 percent, while the female...

Nigeria May Push Tobacco Tax to 50% to Control Smoking

The Federal Government has confirmed plans to increase excise tax on tobacco products from 30 per cent ad-valorem to 50 per cent as part of measures to control tobacco smoking in the country. Speaking on Tuesday, Dr Mangai Malau, the Head of the Tobacco Control Unit, Noncommunicable Disease Division, Federal Ministry of Health, said the...

Stakeholders pledge commitment to tobacco control initiatives

Stakeholders at a consultation on Monday pledged commitment to tobacco control initiatives by signing a consensual statement. The statement emphasized the need to address newer nicotine products, in addition to traditional tobacco. The signatories vowed to work collaboratively to ensure the successful implementation of these efforts for a healthier society. The pledge was made at the...

Situating Tobacco Control Fund’s N4.7m budget and need for upward review

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...

The fight to reignite tobacco control

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...

FDA proposes tobacco rules to make manufacturing more consistent and ingredients more transparent

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...

UK campaigners call for tighter regulations on vapes to match tobacco

To tackle their popularity with children, campaigners and councils want vapes to be taxed and sold in plain packaging behind counter. Vapes should be taxed and displayed in plain packaging behind the counter to reduce their popularity among children, health campaigners and councils have warned. To tackle the rapidly growing popularity among children and young people,...

Put hefty taxes on alcohol, cigarettes to generate funds to fight cancer

Breast Care International (BCI), a member of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), has urged the government to impose high levies on cigarettes, and alcohol to support cancer fight. According to Dr. Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, President of BCI, hefty taxes will discourage the use of cigarettes and alcohol in order to stem the cancer cases...

Still On Shisha, The Silent Lethal Killer Wrapped In Flavour

Flavoured with molasses sugar or fruit-like apple to make the smoke more aromatic than cigarette smoke, shisha, a water-pipe tobacco known for its addictiveness and deadly effect on the health of its users remains a silent lethal killer of most Nigerian youths and teenagers, TUNDE OGUNTOLA writes. Just a few months ago, the Environmental Rights...

Vaping ’causes lung damage just like smoking’ according to new research

A new study claims that vaping could do significant damage to your lungs just like smoking does. Often used by those who are trying to quit smoking, e-cigarettes have become more and more popular recently - especially amongst young people. But scientists are now saying that they can cause molecular and cellular changes to the lungs that can develop...

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