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WHO urges countries to invest in helping more people to quit tobacco

The fourth World Health Organisation (WHO) global tobacco trends report released on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, shows that there are 1.30 billion tobacco users...

Researchers call for phasing out of cigarette sales in Australia

Researchers from Australia’s University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Public Health have called for a restriction on tobacco sales in Australia as the next...

New report exposes Zimbabwe as biggest pawn of Big Tobacco

On the first day of virtual tobacco treaty talks, Zimbabwe joined a small cadre of countries in delaying meaningful negotiations. It’s actions come weeks...

Tobacco industry index reinforces need to checkmate trade influence

The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2021 Report released by the Global Centre for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC) reinforces Corporate Accountability and...

CAPPA alerts on tobacco industry interference in Nigerian govt policies

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has advised the Nigerian government to de-normalize so-called socially responsible activities of the tobacco industry and...

Govt urged to operationalise Tobacco Control Fund

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has called on the federal government to operationalise the Tobacco Control Fund in the interest of Nigerians and...

Could snus be the solution to Africa’s rising smoking rates?

“Sweden has the lowest smoking rates and the lowest rate of smoking-related deaths in Europe. When are we going to learn from them?” These were...

Smoking in Nollywood and next generation of Nigerian youth

What seemed like an insignificant issue in 2007 when tobacco control activists screened 10 randomly selected movies and found out that the tobacco industry...

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Egypt emerges first in Africa to meet WHO drug safety standards

Egypt has become Africa's first nation to achieve international quality standards for both medicine and vaccine regulation, marking a...
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First session of UN Group on housing calls for accelerated global action

The first session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for All concluded recently in Nairobi,...

New €28m AfDB-funded solar project to boost Chad’s energy access

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved funding worth €28 million to build...

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Egypt emerges first in Africa to meet WHO drug safety standards

Egypt has become Africa's first nation to achieve international...

First session of UN Group on housing calls for accelerated global action

The first session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working...
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