May 16, 2023
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 »
March 10, 2023
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 »
December 16, 2022
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 »
December 15, 2022
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 »
December 14, 2022
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 »
December 12, 2022
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 »
December 09, 2022
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: Epidemic Preparedness And Response - Solutions For Africa's Capacity Needs.
This week, the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group launched its Outbreaks and Epidemics (O&E) solution, the very first African epidemic risk insurance mechanism designed to… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Africa: Vaping Towards Cessation - Can Tobacco Harm Reduction Increase Smoking Quit Ratio?
Professor Michael Russell, often referred to as the godfather of Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR), highlighted in one of his writings that “People smoke for nicotine… Read more »
October 14, 2022
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 »
October 03, 2022
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 »
September 30, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - Do policy makers lack pragmatism?
The 5th Tobacco Harm Reduction Summit was held in Athens, Greece, and online on September 21st and 22nd 2022. On the second day of the conference, a panel addressing… Read more »
Africa: Calls to effect proper legislation of alternative Tobacco products get louder at 5th Tobacco Harm Reduction Summit
The 5Tth Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction that took place in Athens Greece, has amplified calls for justifiable and proper legislation of non-combustible tobacco… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Africa: Philip Morris International, tobacco control and scientific integrity
Philip Morris International (PMI) held a panel discussion on « Scientific integrity and why it matters for public health » on September 20th. The event was… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction Scientific Summit - How to protect the youth from Novel products?
The 5th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction opened in Athens on September 21st, 2022, for two days with attendance―physical and virtual―of over 240 participants from 41… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Africa: Ethics and Harm Reduction in Tobacco Control: What is the Public Health Goal?
The term "ethics" is derived from the Greek word ethos, and coincidentally, the 5th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction: Novel products, Research & Policy, was held in… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Africa: More Efforts Needed To Lower Nicotine Levels In Cigarettes (Experts)
Participants at the Global Forum on Nicotine 2022 which took place from 16 to 18 June in Warsaw, Poland observed that nicotine seems doomed to suffer from its association with… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Africa: Switching To Affordable Safer Nicotine Products, Key To Tobacco Harm Reduction In Africa - Experts
Tobacco control activists and experts are convinced that the key to tobacco harm reduction in low- and middle-income countries is about not only to keep away from smoking, but… Read more »
July 04, 2022
Africa: Prohibition Of New Nicotine Products - For Or Against Public Health?
The challenges of regulation and prohibition of new nicotine products was at the center of discussions during the ninth Global Forum on Nicotine, which took place in Warsaw,… Read more »
July 02, 2022
Africa: Safer Nicotine Products - Challenges And Opportunities In Low And Middle-Income Countries
The Global Forum on Nicotine took place in Warsaw, Poland from June 16th to 18th, 2022. The aim of this international conference was to focus on the role of nicotine… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Africa: The World Health Organization Vs. The Transforming Tobacco Industry: An Endless War?
During this year’s Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) which took place on June 16th to 18th, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) was regularly mentioned even though it… Read more »
July 03, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - Could Africa Afford Alternatives To Combustible Cigarettes?
A number of Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) experts and researchers were invited to share their perspective on Tobacco Harm reduction (THR) in their respective country… Read more »