In a bid to reduce smoking rates in South Africa, the Department of Health(DoH) published the draft Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (COTPENDS) Bill in May 2018, for public comment. The...
Sanity Should Prevail Over the Regulation of Electronic Vapour Products at COP-9
In early November 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) will host its 9th iteration of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Conference of the Parties (COP). Nearly two decades ago, the WHO developed the...
South Africa Should Rethink its Tobacco Control Strategies in Line with Global Trends
There is a growing wave of acceptance that current tobacco control policies as prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) are not achieving their intended outcomes as the levels of smoking have not declined significantly....