As the Portfolio Committee on Health (PCoH) is in the process of holding public hearings on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill (Tobacco bill) in the Northern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces, the...
Mass Education and Awareness Campaigns on Smoking Can Prevent Unnecessary Health and Safety Risks
In early January, there were reports of a 30-year-old man from Mafikeng, North West, who was hospitalised after he suffered complications from excessive smoking of a hookah pipe, commonly known as hubbly bubbly. Reports stated...
Vaping in South Africa: Maximise the benefits of low-risk alternatives, while minimising their access to young people
Vaping has become an increasingly divisive issue in recent years throughout the globe, including in South Africa, particularly when it comes to youth vaping. As Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health moves to process the Tobacco...