Category :News This Week

The Lagos State House of Assembly recently passed a bill seeking to make illegal tobacco smoking in enclosed public places within the state, according to a story in the Vanguard. The bill is now before Read More

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co has improved its tobacco prevention program aimed at young people. In a note posted on its website, the company said that its free, evidence-based youth tobacco prevention program, Right Decisions Read More

A number of Chinese health organizations are asking people not to send cigarettes as gifts nor offer them to guests during the current Spring Festival, according to a Xinhua News Agency report. The festival, which Read More

Zambia has been described by the managing director of Japan Tobacco International Leaf Zambia as the best investment destination in Africa, based on the stability of the country’s economy during the past 10 years. According Read More

Tobacco is one of the focuses of a public-health action-plan being put forward by the Danish government, according to an Esmerk Danish News story. The plan includes seven national targets for reducing smoking and drinking Read More

Sri Lanka’s Health Ministry has dedicated this year to building a society free of tobacco and alcohol, and a presidential task force is being set up to tackle the issues of smoking and drinking. Read More

The UK’s deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has said he opposes as illiberal plans for a law banning smoking in cars when young people are present, according to a story in The Guardian. He Read More

New research shows that people given the lungs of smokers are just as likely to be alive up to three years after transplantation as those who receive organs from non-smokers, according to a story by Read More

Imperial Tobacco is due to hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday. Presentation slides and transcript from the meeting will be available after the event on the company’s website, at http://www.imperial-tobacco.com. Read More