Tobacco industry pushes back against new smoking and vaping laws for South Africa
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Representatives from the tobacco and vaping industry held consultations with the government this week on the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Bill, which will introduce new smoking laws for South Africa.
Approved by president Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet in 2018, the bill aims to comprehensively prohibit smoking in public places.
This includes public conveyances and workplaces, enclosed spaces where children are present, private dwellings used for certain commercial activities and such outdoor public spaces.
The bill also aims to further regulate the use, marketing and sales of e-cigarettes or vapes in South Africa, with these products currently operating in something of a legislative vacuum.
Nigeria yet to ascertain data about asthmatic patients as World records 417,918 deaths Nigeria yet to ascertain data about asthmatic patients as World records 417,918 deaths
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The Federal Ministry of Health has said no fewer than 417,918 asthmatic deaths occurred in 2016 out of over 339 million people battling with the disease globally as Nigeria yet to have nationally representative data on the lung disease.
It is, however, reported that between June 2017 and March 2018, Ozoh O.B, Aderibigbe S.A, Ayuk A.C, Desalu O.O, Oridota O.E, Olufemi O, et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional population survey of 20,063 participants from 6,024 households across Lagos, Kano, Ilorin, Enugu and Benin-city.
Saturday, 24 April 2021, 4:25 pm
At
a time when the entire world is reeling under a severe
public health emergency, the tobacco industry is not leaving
any stone unturned to protect and expand its markets of
products that are proven to cause deadly diseases and
greenwash its dirty image (as it has blood on its hands of
over 8 million deaths every year attributed to tobacco use).
More alarmingly, tobacco is a major risk factor for several
health conditions that increase the risk of serious outcomes
if one gets infected with corona virus, including death. And
let us not forget that even before the Covid-19 pandemic,
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