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[Africa, Ghana] Illegal tobacco product hits market
Civil society group, Vision for Alternative Development (VALD,) has given hints over a new illegal tobacco product called 'shisha' which has been offered for sale on Ghanaian markets... on the blind side of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Ghan
Dec 30, 2014
GhanaWeb (nl)
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Dec 30, 2014 08:22
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“Pictures Don’t Lie, Seeing Is Believing”: Exploring Attitudes to the Introduction of Pictorial Warnings on Cigarette Packs in Ghana [FREE FULL TEXT]
Warning labels combining pictures and text have the potential to reduce smoking uptake, increase quit attempts, and reduce smoking appeal among smokers and nonsmokers in Ghana. Measures to prevent single stick sales, or to promote health messages to purch
Dec 4, 2014
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
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Dec 4, 2014 13:23
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[Africa, Ghana] Expedite the Tobacco Tax Legislation process -Govt. urged
The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a non-governmental organisation, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to reject tobacco industry interferences in developing national Tobacco Tax Policy. “The recent proposal from the Ministry of Fin
Nov 20, 2014
SpyGhana.com (gh)
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Nov 21, 2014 01:30
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[Africa, Ghana] Report: Booming cigarette business on Oxford Street, Osu
Cigarette business on popular Oxford Street in Osu seems to be booming as retailers make hundreds of cedis a day from sales. Right from the Dankwa Circle through to Papaye, one can locate several cigarette joints spread along the Oxford Street.
Nov 16, 2014
GhanaWeb (nl)
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Nov 16, 2014 22:46
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[Africa, Ghana] Ban of public smoking to begin
The Authority says it intend to organise intensive training programme on the Public Health Act 2002, Act 851 (6), for the security agencies, judiciary and other key institutions to position them well for the rigid enforcement of the ban. Mr Daniel Nti,
Nov 16, 2014
VibeGhana (gh)
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Nov 16, 2014 17:42
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[Africa] Ghana to introduce pictorial health warning on cigarettes
Ghana would introduce pictorial health warnings on cigarette pack by the close of the year, Mr Joseph Yieleh Chireh, Leader of the Ghanaian delegation to the 2014 6th Session of Conference of Party (COP6), announced. He said in 2013/2014 Ghana has stren
Oct 15, 2014
GhanaWeb (nl)
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Oct 15, 2014 16:02
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[Ghana] Africa has lowest tobacco use in pregnant women
A study published in the September edition of the Lancet Global Health Journal shows that the Africa Region, has the lowest tobacco use in pregnant women in the world. Southeast Asia has the highest regional prevalence of tobacco use.
Sep 2, 2014
Ghana News Agency (gh)
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Sep 2, 2014 00:01
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[Africa, Ghana] Tobacco farmers exploitation must stop-VALD
The Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), has joined public health groups in Africa and the world over to call on the tobacco industry to end its exploitation of tobacco farmers.
Aug 15, 2014
SpyGhana.com (gh)
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Aug 27, 2014 21:57
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[Ghana, Uganda, Zimbabwe] NATT Cautions African Governments Against Tobacco Lobbyists
The Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnational (NATT), has asked African governments, to be alert of the ploy of tobacco industry lobbyists at the October conference on economic-viability alternatives in Moscow. NATT, a coalition of more than 1
Jul 16, 2014
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (gh)
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Jul 16, 2014 21:09
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[Ghana] Tobacco control in Africa to get urgent attention
A new report by the Network of African Science Academies has called for an immediate action to prevent the growing threat of tobacco use in Africa. The report, “Preventing a Tobacco Epidemic in Africa: A Call for Effective Action to Support Health, Soc
May 9, 2014
SpyGhana.com (gh)
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May 9, 2014 17:11