Tobacco Control - Dr. Catherine O. Egbe

July 31, 2023

Health groups slam request for public submission delay on the Tobacco Control Bill

Have you made your voice heard? Click on this link to submit a comment in support of the bill: http://bit.ly/TCBill The Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill of 2022, first published in 2018, contains critical evidence-based measures to reduce tobacco use in South Africa. The Bill is at…

We need food… not tobacco!

We need food, not tobacco! #WNTD2023

South Africa has eight rotating text-only health warnings on tobacco packages which have not been changed since 1995: It’s time for this to change!

By Siphesihle Gwambe & Catherine O. Egbe Globally tobacco kills more than 8 million people a year, with an estimated 1.2 million persons dying from the consequences of being exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke.1 Tobacco use is associated with several chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive…