When it comes to taking up a habit like smoking, young people are in all probability considered the most vulnerable group. Accordingly, implementing effective ways to prevent cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco use can yield important public health benefits,...
For close to a decade, tobacco control lobbyists in South Africa have been working towards getting the new tobacco control law enacted in the country. The Draft Control Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill is an important part of tobacco control...
In the last decade Kenya has made significant progress introducing laws and policies aimed at reducing the use of tobacco in the country. Kenya’s Tobacco Control Act includes regulations around exposure to second-hand smoke, increases in tobacco tax, limitations on...
Tobacco farmers, harvesters and cultivators who work with tobacco leaves have been known to develop green tobacco sickness. Green tobacco sickness is a form of acute nicotine poisoning and is caused by nicotine being absorbed through the skin from wet green tobacco...
The extensive take up of the tobacco use habit among adolescence is a global phenomenon. But it’s also a leading public health concern in Africa. The Global Youth Tobacco Survey for Nigeria reported that the proportion of never-smokers who were likely to initiate...
There are many factors that contribute to underage and youth smoking. The glamourising of smoking cigarettes, peer pressure and experimentation are at the top of the list. Across the continent legislation is in place to govern public use of tobacco in Africa. The...
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