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A number of civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on Parliament to expedite action on the passage of the Excise Duty Amendment Bill to avert tobacco, alcohol and sugar related diseases and death. The organisations are the Vision for Alternative Development, Ghana NCD Alliance, Tax Advocacy Network for Health Promotion,…

The sixth International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) held in Pattaya, Thailand in November 2022 offered an important reason for celebration:

The collapse of numerous crypto businesses in 2022 has led to alarm and calls for increased regulation. Global Insight assesses what’s at stake and what should be done.

The department of health’s new Tobacco Bill will hand over the tobacco sector to illicit traders, according to specialist tobacco retailer Casa Tabacs.

The vaccine developed by SMHS researchers achieved a 97 percent success rate, more than 66 percent higher than any other HIV vaccine.

The deadline for public comments on the draft amendment bill to decriminalise sex work in South Africa is 31 January.

British American Tobacco in South Africa says 200 of its workers will be out of a job soon, but public health researchers argue it's using misleading figures to back the retrenchments.

Legislation to remedy many of the most punishing regulatory elements of the Dodd–Frank Act is pending in Congress,[REF] and debate over revamping Title X of the law, which created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), is particularly contentious.

British American Tobacco says 200 workers will be out of a job soon but public health researchers argue they’re using misleading figures to back retrenchments

Batsa says 200 of its workers will be out of a job soon, but public health researchers argue it is using misleading figures to back the retrenchments