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21OctOctober 21, 2022

Pharma, tech and social media companies join forces with WHO to launch the Tobacco Cessation Consortium during World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany

During the World Health Summit in Berlin, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, formally launched the Tobacco Cessation Consortium, a group of partners in the private and public sectors to help people access essential cessation support and treatment to deal with tobacco dependence. This business coalition will support WHO’s work on tobacco cessation and identify...

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10OctOctober 10, 2022

A US farmer was accused of abusing his workers. Then Big Tobacco backed his election

When the tobacco giant Reynolds American cut a cheque for Brent Jackson’s political campaign in November 2019, it was well aware of the accusations against the Republican North Carolina state senator. Jackson – dubbed “the only mega-farmer” in the North Carolina senate – had been accused by several migrant workers of either failing to pay...

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10OctOctober 10, 2022

WHO Advice’ Cameroon Raises Taxes on Tobacco by 75%

A stakeholder in the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and a member of the World Health Organisation, points out Cameroon is struggling to implement the 75% tax on tobacco prices as recommended. Cameroon is still at 20% of tobacco taxation. “In terms of taxation, our country applies different taxes: excise duties – 30%, VAT –...

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07OctOctober 7, 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa Urged to Embrace THR

With more than 200,000 smoking-related deaths each year in sub-Saharan Africa, there is an urgent need for the region to embrace tobacco harm reduction, according to a new briefing paper published by Knowledge Action Change (KAC). KAC argues that tobacco harm reduction could generate significant public health gains for the countries in sub-Saharan Africa and...

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07OctOctober 7, 2022

Toxic tobacco: proposed 100% ban on smoking in public areas

Tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke continue to contribute to over 9% of the mortality burden in South Africa. This galvanised the National Department of Health to gazette the Draft Tobacco Products and the Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill that will drastically change smoking laws in the country. The Bill will be introduced to the National Assembly in the coming...

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07OctOctober 7, 2022

Report: Tobacco industry continuing decades-long targeting of Black communities, women, youth with menthol products

Report: Tobacco industry continuing decades-long targeting of Black communities, women, youth with menthol products Ads and internal corporate documents as early as the 1930s through today show intense and sustained effort to promote menthol sales. DALLAS, October 4, 2022 — The massive growth in popularity of menthol cigarettes over several decades is the result of the...

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07OctOctober 7, 2022

British American Tobacco publishes ‘transition plan’ to reach net-zero emissions

British American Tobacco (BAT) has unveiled a detailed “transition” plan to net-zero emissions across its entire value chain, focusing on renewables procurement, scenario analysis and supplier engagement. BAT has this week published its Low-Carbon Transition Plan, detailing the actions it will need to take in order to create a net-zero value chain by 2050. The plan utilises...

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07OctOctober 7, 2022

End tobacco farming in Kenya, NGOs tell Ruto

Joel Gitali says Ruto committed himself to that goal when he served as Agriculture minister in 2008-2010. In Summary •An estimated 36,000 farmers produce tobacco leaf on around 13,500 hectares of land, primarily in the Nyanza and Western regions of Kenya. •The Ministry of Health says it kills 9,000 Kenyans every year. Tobacco control advocates have asked President...

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29SepSeptember 29, 2022

Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease

Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released today by the World Health Organization, World Heart Federation and the University of Newcastle Australia ahead of World Heart Day, marked on 29 September. This equates to one in five of all deaths from heart disease, warn the report’s...

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27SepSeptember 27, 2022

New study adds to evidence that bans of menthol cigarettes help smokers to quit

A new study concludes that the 2020 European ban on menthol cigarettes made it more likely that menthol smokers would quit smoking, supporting previous Canadian research on the positive public health impact of banning menthol cigarettes. Christina Kyriakos, from Imperial College London, led the study in collaboration with researchers from Maastricht University and the Trimbos...

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