Posts Tagged ‘Africa’

Rachel Kitonyo about receiving the Judy Wilkenfeld Award and about tobacco control in Africa

Q1. Let us start with the Judy Wilkenfeld Award. How do you feel about it, what does it entail, what does it change? ... read more >>

Africa heading for ’smoking epidemic’

At Jeevanjee gardens in Nairobi, smokers gather during their lunch hour to read, chat and light up. ... read more >>

Tighten laws on tobacco and public smoking

AFRICA faces a surge in cancer deaths unless action is taken in the next decade to stem the rising smoking levels. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that the continent will double its tobacco use within 12 years if current trends continue. ... read more >>

Children poisoned picking tobacco, study finds

Child labourers in Africa’s tobacco fields are slowly being poisoned by their exposure to high levels of nicotine and tobacco dust, while multinational companies increasingly shift their tobacco production to Africa, a new study says. ... read more >>