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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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: Heated Tobacco, E-Cigarettes and the Liver: What does the Science say?

A debate has been raging around the health implications of novel nicotine products, with public health proponents maintaining that vaping or intake of any of the new nicotine… Read more »

Africa: Misinformation Influencing the Regulation of Novel Nicotine Products

Atthe height of COVID-19, the general assumption by the scientific world was that COVID-19 would fill the gap between scientific data and policymaking, and probably lead to… Read more »

Africa: FCTC No Longer Relevant in Tobacco Harm Reduction Efforts - Experts

Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) experts have warned that the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), in its current form, is not… Read more »

Africa: FCTC No Longer Relevant in Tobacco Harm Reduction Efforts - Experts

Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) experts have warned that the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), in its current form, is not capable of… Read more »

Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction: The Missing Link

A stitch in time could save nine amid rising morbidity and mortality being driven by smoking cigarettes. With the World Health Organisation (WHO) data showing that tobacco kills at… Read more »

Uganda: Emka Foundation Lighting up the Life of Ugandan Children's with Healthcare Campaign

Synopsis: Emmanuel Katto’s Emka Foundation brings change in Uganda via healthcare campaign for underprivileged children and provide medical facility. Read more »

Nigeria: GIPLC Disburses Funds Raised at Igho Sanomi Charity Event for Sick Children

The Global Initiative for Peace, Love, and Care (GIPLC), a charity founded by Nigerian humanitarian Nuhu Kwajafa, has distributed ₦100 million ($160,000) to subsidize healthcare… Read more »

Africa: Tobacco Companies, Researchers and Consumers Should Have a Stake In The Tobacco Harm Reduction Discourse

Over the years, the conversation around reducing harm related to smoking cigarettes has been led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as well as public health experts from… Read more »

Africa: Leveraging On Smoke-Free Tobacco Alternatives For Better Public Health Outcomes

The debate around whether smokers should adopt Smoke-Free alternatives has been raging for years. A number of options to reduce harm linked to smoking tobacco have been suggested,… Read more »

Africa: Locking-Up Combustible Cigarettes In The Museum - Is a Smoke-Free Future On The Horizon?

In 2021, during their virtual Investor Day commemorations, Philip Morris International (PMI) announced an ambitious target to accelerate their vision toward a smoke-free future by… Read more »

Africa: Innovation in Smoke-Free Products - A Long and Complex Journey

Philip Morris International (PMI) held an innovation event called Technovation in its Research and Development headquarters in Neuchatel, Switzerland on May 9th, 2023. Media from… Read more »

Africa: Smokeless Products - Is Prohibition Against Health?

Technovation is a bi-annual event organized by Philip Morris International (PMI) in its Research and Development headquarters in Neuchatel, Switzerland. Read more »

Africa: Reckitt and HIEx Launch WiNFUND: New Fund Mints NFT Collection to Accelerate Africa's Women-led Start-ups Tackling Health Challenges

Multinational consumer goods company , Reckitt, has announced the public launch of its purely non-profit WiNFUND NFT Africa collection , a group of unique digital artworks that… Read more »

Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - Regulation, Business And Public Health In Africa

On December 9th, 2022, the 10th E-Cigarette Summit took place in London, United Kingdom (UK). Scientists, practitioners, regulators, public health sector and industry gathered… Read more »

Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - Are Chemicals In e-Cigarettes Dangerous?

The 10th E-cigarette summit was held in London on December 9th, 2022. The stated objective of this one-day conference is to create a “neutral meeting point for… Read more »

Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - A Discussion Around Perceptions

On December 8th, 2022, a media panel discussion was held in London on tobacco harm reduction and smoke-free products with a focus on the United Kingdom Office of Health Improvement… Read more »

Africa: Honoris United Universities Announces New Partnership To Re-Envision Medical Education In Africa

The pan-African network will implement the latest technology in medical training initially in Tunisia before wider roll-out Read more »

Africa: Navigating Obstacles To Tobacco Harm Reduction Efforts In Africa

SMOKING prevalence is relatively low on the African continent despite projections by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that the total number of tobacco users in Africa will… Read more »

Africa: Science-Led Regulationt - The Panacea To Tobacco Harm Reduction In Africa

Tobacco control in Africa remains a major factor in the Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) equation. While there are no specific laws regarding the use and sale of safer nicotine… Read more »