October 02
Africa: Health Promotion Key In Public Health Policy Guiding Tobacco Harm Reduction
There are many factors behind the emerging smoking trends whereby kids end up smoking cigarettes before they even turn 18. These can be social, cultural or even economic. 2019… Read more »
September 30
Africa: Prohibition Is a Tired, Tested and Failed Tobacco Harm Reduction Intervention-Experts
Around 1920, when new inventions and innovations were gathering momentum, the United States of America launched the Prohibition Law which banned the transportation of intoxicating… Read more »
September 23
Africa: Beyond the Pack - The Role of Education and Awareness in Reducing Tobacco Harm in Africa
While smoking rates are declining in other parts of the world, data shows that the African region and other Low-Income Countries are seeing a rise in new smokers, particularly… Read more »
August 27
Africa: CelluCare Review (Honest User Feedback) - Is This Blood Sugar Control Formula Safe For Long-Term Use? (Legit Or Scam)
CelluCare Reviews (Honest User Feedback) Is This Blood Sugar Control Formula Safe For Long-Term Use? (Legit Or Scam) Read more »
July 11
South Africa: Can GNU Save the Private Medical Aid Industry?
With the recent establishment of a Government of National Unity (GNU) in South Africa, there is renewed hope for addressing the challenges faced by the private medical aid system.… Read more »
June 22
Africa: Publish or Perish Factor Driving Bad Science and Nicotine Misinformation
Several countries have embraced and adopted smoke-free and non-combustible nicotine products and they are already enjoying the benefits of their actions. Sweden, Japan, the United… Read more »
June 21
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction Legislation Prioritising The Wrong Things
According to the World Health Organisation tobacco Fact Sheet, tobacco kills up to half of its users who don’t quit. Tobacco also kills more than 8 million people each year,… Read more »
June 20
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction Under Siege As UK Politicians and EU Bureaucrats Contemplate Draconian Anti Vaping Policies
In less than a month, July 4, 2024 to be precise, the United Kingdom (UK) will be voting in a general election. The elections will inform the composition of the House of Commons… Read more »
February 26
Africa: AMSAT Leveraging Golf Tournaments to Promote Inclusion and Support Individuals with Down Syndrome
The 48th edition of the Hassan II Trophy and the 27th edition of the Lalla Meryem Cup have become more than just a prestigious golfing event. For the Association for Down Syndrome,… Read more »
December 19, 2023
Africa: Historical Uses of Gold as Medicine and Its Modern Trade Value
For centuries, gold has been revered not only for its beauty and symbolic significance but also for its medicinal properties. From ancient civilizations to modern alternative… Read more »
December 11, 2023
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction Not a One-Size Fits all Approach
As the world moves to embrace Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) interventions through adopting novel nicotine products such as electronic cigarettes, nicotine patches and others, there… Read more »
November 24, 2023
Africa: Banning Flavoured E-cigarettes Won't Reduce Smoking Rates-Experts
The public health community is working on numerous interventions to restrict and ban the uptake and use of novel nicotine products. Among their strategies include imposing stiffer… Read more »
November 23, 2023
Africa: Vaping and Smoking Interchangeably Puts Young People's Health at Risk
As conversations around Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) ensue, there seems to be little or no consensus between public health and THR advocates on the adoption of nicotine… Read more »
November 10, 2023
Africa: PIEX Group Completes Acquisition of the Apexfarma Group and its Subsidiary Cross Pharm
PIEX Group, a leading distributor of healthcare and wellness products in Africa, announces that it has signed the acquisition of Apexfarma group, a company that specializes in the… Read more »
Africa: Countries Reap Benefits from Implementing Tobacco Harm Reduction Programs
With the world losing over 8 million people to tobacco-related deaths, there is a need for safer alternatives that deliver nicotine without exposing consumers to harm. However,… Read more »
Africa: Governments Warm Up to PMI's Heated Tobacco Products
Phillip Morris International's (PMI) flagship heated tobacco product, IQOS could be a game changer in the public health sector, amidst growing scientific evidence showing that the… Read more »
November 08, 2023
Africa: PMI Confident in Attaining Smoke-Free Status By 2030
Seven years from now, one of the world’s leading innovative Tobacco Companies, Phillip Morris International (PMI), could realize its target of eliminating combustible… Read more »
November 07, 2023
Africa: Harm Reduction Should Guide Regulations In Public Healthcare
… Kenya hosts the third harm reduction exchange as the focus centres on tobacco harm reduction initiatives Read more »
Africa: Nicotine Innovation Versus Regulation - Players Urged to Prioritise Child Protection
Innovation is the mainstay of every successful economy. Owing to the massive opportunities’ innovation presents on the economic front, it is no surprise that governments are… Read more »
Africa: Nicotine Ignorance Killing More People Than Smoking Itself
At the recent Global Nicotine Tobacco Forum (GTNF) in Seoul, South Korea, BAT's global head of business communications, Jonathan Atwood warned that a lack of knowledge and… Read more »
November 02, 2023
Africa: COP10 Presents Platform for Tobacco Industry and Public Health to Find Common Ground on Tobacco Harm Reduction
The upcoming Conference of Parties (COP10), to be held in Panama from November 20 to 25, 2023, is an opportunity for the Tobacco industry to learn from each other on how best to… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Africa: Protecting the Unborn Child through Tobacco Harm Reduction
Mercy Chingwe (35) is a Zimbabwean woman from Harare, the capital city. She is pregnant and is expecting her first child. She is however struggling with a smoking addiction and… Read more »
October 26, 2023
Africa: Should the Media Take a Neutral Stance In the Tobacco Harm Reduction Discourse?
The late South African Philanthropist and clergyman, Archbishop Desmond Tutu once said, “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the… Read more »
Africa: Quit Or Die - The Moral Dilemma Facing Tobacco Harm Reduction Interventions
Forty-seven years on since Professor Michael Russell’s famous quotation, people are still dying from tar despite smoking for nicotine, the World Health Organisation (WHO)… Read more »
October 20, 2023
Africa: Harm Reduction should guide regulations in public healthcare
… Kenya hosts the third harm reduction exchange as the focus centres on tobacco harm reduction initiatives Read more »