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Proposed ‘vape tax’ could see prices more than double in South Africa
British American Tobacco South Africa says that the proposed excise duty on vaping products should be imposed on all “actors” equally to ensure fair...
Are we about to see SA’s tobacco bill go up in flames?
Despite mounting evidence that vaping is a viable smoking cessation tool, the South African Health Department has lumped it in the same category as...
The Need for Tobacco Harm Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa must urgently embrace tobacco harm reduction, according to a new briefing paper published by Knowledge-Action-Change (KAC), a public health group based in...
Sub-Saharan Africa Urged to Embrace THR
With more than 200,000 smoking-related deaths each year in sub-Saharan Africa, there is an urgent need for the region to embrace tobacco harm reduction,...
UK Program Will Offer Pregnant Smokers up to £400 to Quit Smoking
Following research indicating that financial incentives would encourage pregnant women to quit smoking, a quit smoking pilot scheme in the North West of England...
