Nearly 80 percent of the world’s one billion smokers live in low and middle-income countries. According to data culled from the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco consumption is prevalent in Africa, as…
By Joseph Magero, chairman of Campaign for Safer Alternatives (CASA) The quadrupling of fees for tax excise stamps on some products spells more bad news for Kenyan consumers already struggling a soaring cost of living. These increases, revealed on…
As alternatives to cigarettes have grown in popularity, the misconceptions about them seem to have increased accordingly. It may be only natural that any innovation is initially greeted with a…
There’s a seriously unhealthy synergy between our Treasury’s tax policy architects and our health department when it comes to non-combustible nicotine products. Our health department slavishly follows the World Health…
The traffic is at a stand-still on the Yaba-Maryland expressway in Lagos. In the humid 34 degrees celsius weather typical of Lagos State, Tunde calls over a vendor for a…
A Call for Human Rights in Tobacco Harm Reduction: Open Letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights The Foundation for Consumer Freedom Advancement (FCFA) is proud to join hands…