This year is a significant for Tobacco Control, hence public health in Kenya. In 2017, we mark 10 years since the enactment of the Tobacco Control Act, which was assented into law in September 2007 and took effect in October. This achievement did not come easy. It was as a result of years of struggle [...]
School-going children in Nairobi are highly exposed to tobacco products, a recently released survey shows. According to Consumers Information Network survey report released yesterday, the sale of tobacco products around schools has seen a large percentage of children take up smoking and use of other forms of tobacco. The research conducted in 112 schools around [...]
Policies to control tobacco use, including tobacco tax and price increases, can generate significant government revenues for health and development work, according to a new landmark global report from WHO and the National Cancer Institute of the United States of America. Such measures can also greatly reduce tobacco use and protect people’s health from the [...]
