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: 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: 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 »

Africa: ZINDI CEO, Celina Lee says "Africa's Success Lies in the Talent of African Data Scientists" at AIF Abidjan 2022

 Investors at The Africa Investment Forum, overwhelmingly focused on the investment priorities for Africa and Zindi broke it down with evidence-based cases. Read more »

Africa: Facing The Elephant In The Room: How Disinformation Is Standing In The Way Of Tobacco Harm Reduction

The American Centre for Disease Control (CDC) defines harm reduction as any behaviour or strategy that helps reduce risk or harm to yourself or others. For almost every societal… Read more »

Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - Health Education And Prohibition. Are They Incompatible?

The 5th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction took place on the 21st and 22nd of September 2022. This year’s theme was Novel products, research and Policy. By… Read more »

Africa: Smoking Rates Declining Among High Income People In Low Smoking Prevalence Countries

Data from the just ended 5th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction in Greece indicates that disparities exist to smoking trends in countries where smoking prevalence is low, with… Read more »

Africa: ZINDI to discuss how data science can solve Africa's problems at UNGA77

Proudly Pan-African, the start-up Zindi ,  is the biggest network for  professional data scientists in Africa and will be holding a session at the 8th edition… Read more »

Africa: AI – An Opportunity for Growth in Africa

As the world is somewhat used to digitalization and the vast internet, AI takes its fast development to another level. We used to talk about AI as a totally unfamiliar concept, but… Read more »

Africa: 4 Reasons Why Africa Is Lagging Behind the World In Technology

In the whole world, one continent that seems to be lagging behind the whole world is Africa and there are many reasons why that is happening. Weak connectivity, trade… Read more »

Africa: L'Oreal Annouces Three Award Winners For The African Hair & Skin Research Grant 2020

Paris on 12 October 2020 – The L’Oréal group, the World’s leader in beauty products, has announced today the three winners of the 2020 edition of its… Read more »