With about eight million people dying annually due to smoking-related illnesses and outright quitting being difficult for most smokers, experts
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Online— Leading healthcare advocate and former President of the World Medical Association, Dr Kgosi Letlape, delivered a passionate address advocating
Africa in need of a tobacco control policy built on scientific risk assessment
The Campaign for Safer Alternatives (CASA), an organisation based in Kenya, working with various stakeholders, including policymakers, on key issues
Africa needs tobacco harm reduction sensitisation
Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) experts have called for more effort in sensitising Africans to the benefits of the harm reduction
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Não é sobre religião nem crença, é sobre ciência – Foi uma das intervenções mais contundentes do 2º Intercâmbio sobre
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Issues surrounding health of tobacco smokers and people around them has long been a serious cause of worry. At the second
Read MoreAdopt new products to curb tobacco-related deaths, African government told
AFRICAN governments have been implored to adopt new strategies to reduce public health threats caused by tobacco as eight million
Read MoreScience-Led Regulations – 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
Read MoreNavigating 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
Read MoreKenya urged to adopt nicotine alternatives
Kenya has been urged to accelerate the availability of alternatives to tobacco products, which can potentially lower the health risks
Read MoreCigar smokers can switch to lower risk products
Cigarette smokers have a plethora of products available to them that reduce the harm caused by smoking, writes BONISILE MAKHUBU. These
Read MoreTobacco: Why Africa must prioritise harm reduction – Expert
By Ngozi Nwoke Worried by the growing evidence of tobacco use and given its impact on public health, experts from various fields
Read MoreMedia has a Role in Accelerating Harm Reduction Adoption
African Scientists and Experts Call for the adoption of a Harm Reduction in approach in Public Health Strategies and Tobacco
Read MoreMedia has a role in accelerating harm reduction adoption
Media has a critical role to play in accelerating Harm Reduction efforts by informing and sensitizing cigarette smokers on the
Read MoreQuit or die sooner
Abdoul Kassé, world renowned oncologist and a professor of surgery at the Cancer Institute in Senegal, has warned smokers to
Read MoreTechnology key in reducing smoking harm – experts
Technology and alternatives will play key role in reducing effects of cigarette smoking in Africa. This as reports show e-cigarette
Read MoreRole Of Media In Accelerating Cigarettes’ Harm Reduction
Media have a critical role to play in accelerating Harm Reduction efforts by informing and sensitizing cįgarette smokers on the
Read MoreHarm reduction key in public health strategies and tobacco control
MEDIA has been called upon to play a critical role in accelerating harm reduction efforts by informing and sensitizing cigarette
Read MoreMedia crucial in countering tobacco harm reduction misinformation
Phillip Morris International (PMI) says misinformation has hampered its campaign to replace combustible cigarettes with tobacco harm reduction alternatives. “But
Read MoreVaping 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
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