Derek Yach

A global health expert and anti-smoking advocate for more than 30 years, Derek Yach is the owner of Global Health Strategies. Previously, Yach was the director of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World and a World Health Organization cabinet director and executive director for noncommunicable diseases and mental health. He was deeply involved with the development of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. On this page we feature a selection of Yach’s contributions to Tobacco Reporter.

Zimbabwe Tobacco Production up 21% 

The TIMB said 190.3 million kg, worth $641.5 million, had been sold by contract growers, while 10.3 million kg, worth $36.7 million, was sold through auction.