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Professor Bontle Mbongwe, after delivering her acceptance speech at the World No Tobacco Award Ceremony

Professor Mbongwe receives an important recognition for her role in the fight against tobacco consumption in Botswana

3 August 2021, Gaborone: Every year, the World Health Organization (…
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WHO awards Ethiopian Official, Ms Heran Gerba in honor of her fight for tobacco control

WHO awards Ethiopian official Ms Heran Gerba in honor of her fight for tobacco control

Addis Ababa - Ms. Heran Gerba, Director General (DG), Ethiopia Food…
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How Mauritius is tackling NCD risk factors in the context of COVID-19?

Introduction The Republic of Mauritius is an island state in the…
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Youth advocate in Kenya’s tobacco control drive

Youth advocate in Kenya’s tobacco control drive

Nairobi – Much earlier in her life, Martha Kombe, now 24, watched…
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The last cigarette: Tanzanian’s resolve to quit

The last cigarette: Tanzanian’s resolve to quit

Dar es Salaam – Four months ago, Musa Adonicus Sambala declared…
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Antismoking activist helping to kick the habit in Mauritania

Antismoking activist helping to kick the habit in Mauritania

Nouakchott – Twenty-one-year-old university student Sidi Bolle…
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Man smoking a cigarette

Ethiopia passes landmark smoking excise bill

Addis Ababa, 18 February 2020, - The Ethiopian Parliament has passed…
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Sensitization of general public about dangers of Tobacco

Uganda Intensifies fight against Tobacco Consumption

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Cigarette prices double following tax revisions

Cigarette prices double following tax revisions

To curb smoking and the many diseases related to tobacco, Rwanda…
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Strategies to reverse tobacco usage in Africa in the spotlight

Tobacco is one of the leading causes of morbidity worldwide, and with…
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