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Sierra Leone becomes 38th country with tobacco control laws in WHO African Region

Sierra Leone is now the newest of 38 countries in the WHO African…
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Kenya: Quitting tobacco farming to improve health

Quitting tobacco farming to improve health

Dr Francis Manyinza, a senior clinician at the Migori County Referral…
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Mrs Margaret Kwaada Julius receiving the tobacco control

 “I am a threat to tobacco”-Advocate 

Abuja, 8 July, 2022 - In 2009, Mrs. Margaret Kwaada Julius, a 47-year…
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Smoking is not funny: South African comedian on tobacco harm

Smoking is not funny: South African comedian on tobacco harm

Durban – “There is something about smoke (wafting around) your head…
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Fresher air, cleaner lungs: Ethiopia expands smoke-free zones

Fresher air, cleaner lungs: Ethiopia expands smoke-free zones

Addis Ababa – Dereje Amsalu is breathing easier nowadays. The manager…
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 I quit smoking to live a healthier life

Abuja, 2 June, 2022 - Ernest Ajayi, a 45 years-old civil servant who…
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World No Tobacco Day 2022

Over 4,750,000 Community Members in Uganda Sensitized on The Negative Impacts of Tobacco Consumption on Health and The Environment

The Ministry of Health in Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO…
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Awareness raising among Communities in Uganda on the negative impact of Tobacco

Ending Tobacco Farming Leads To A Healthy Environment And A Healthier Population

Op-ed - The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health…
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Launch of tobacco-free farms in Kenya

Launch of tobacco-free farms in Kenya

Nairobi - Hundreds of farmers in Migori County, Kenya will break free…
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Dissemination of the tobacco surveys’ findings by the VISA NGO, the University of Mauritius and the World Health Organization

Dissemination of the tobacco surveys’ findings by the VISA NGO, the University of Mauritius and the World Health Organization

Port Louis. The findings of two tobacco surveys conducted to explore…
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