Knowledge Hub on Ending Smoking

The knowledge hub is one-window access to all the data, research, and information on the tobacco use and efforts to control it in Pakistan and EMR. It provides a complete picture of the emerging alternative products in Pakistan and EMR. Evidence-based interventions can lead to legal, policy and administrative initiatives to end smoking. This hub collates the relevant knowledge from around the world to contribute to the aim of making our future smoke free.

Knowledge Hub on Ending Smoking in Pakistan

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Rethinking the WHO's approach

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been a vocal critic of e-cigarettes and other non-combustible tobacco delivery systems (NCTDs). The organisation has argued that these products are harmful and should be regulated as tightly as cigarettes.

September 22, 2023 Download

South Africa's New Tobacco Bill - A Balancing Act Is Needed

South Africa's newly proposed Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill is now open for public comment. It was tabled before Parliament in December 2022 and has undergone extensive review and consultations, outlining new regulations and prohibitions for tobacco smoking and electronic cigarettes.

September 22, 2023 Download

Excluding Evolution in Africa - My takeaways on Vape Con, South Africa, 2023

The landscape of tobacco consumption and harm reduction has been evolving rapidly in recent years, and South Africa is no exception to this trend. As of 2023, the concept of tobacco harm reduction has gained significant traction, with alternative nicotine delivery systems, like vaping, at the forefront of discussions.

September 22, 2023 Download

KURT YEO: Parliament's legal missteps erode public trust

As MPs continuously disregard public participation, they not only undermine their own credibility, but also risk clogging an overwhelmed judicial system

September 22, 2023 Download

BAT Sells Russian Business

BAT has formally entered into an agreement to sell its Russian and Belarusian businesses. The buyer is a consortium led by members of BAT Russia’s management team, which, upon completion, will wholly own both businesses. Post completion, these businesses will be known as the ITMS Group.

September 22, 2023 Download

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Rethinking the WHO's approach South Africa's New Tobacco Bill - A Balancing Act Is Needed Excluding Evolution in Africa - My takeaways on Vape Con, South Africa, 2023 KURT YEO: Parliament's legal missteps erode public trust BAT Sells Russian Business Tobacco ban ignored near PH schools - study FCTC 2030 Countries Meet in Montenegro Korean e-cigarette companies found to be evading taxes via falsified reports Rise of Indonesia: New Competitor for China's E-cigarette Industry Tobacco harm reduction: An effectiive tobacco control strategy How China Became Addicted to Its Tobacco Monopoly Policymakers, health experts urged to adopt tobacco harm reduction Strategy in Africa International Day for People of African Descent CAPHRA Launches Shadow Report Ukraine puts Japan Tobacco unit on list of war supporters South Africa's self-harming anti-vaping legislation Big fight brewing over 'irrational' smoking and vaping laws in South Africa The Decline of Traditional Cigarettes: Russians Switch to E-Cigarettes PMFTC chief: Vape Law affirms gov't support for tobacco harm reduction Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Shisha Smoking among Undergraduates in a Private Tertiary Institution in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study Nicotine dependence and associated factors among persons who use electronic e-cigarettes in Malaysia - an online survey Adopt harm reduction strategy instead of GEG Penang consumer group push for ban on vape, e-cigarettes Consumer group calls for total ban on vaping Transforming the Tobacco Industry: Challenges and Opportunities in LMICs Indonesia Passes Law to Regulate E-cigarette Industry Science foundational to India's COP 10 approach to tobacco control Brief intervention to enhance cessation of smokeless tobacco use in newly diagnosed patients with head and neck cancers: A randomized controlled trial in patient-relative dyads A systematic review for the impacts of global approaches to regulating electronic nicotine products Doctors' Survey webinar India needs to rethink its tobacco laws Nicotine perturbs the microbiota of brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens stål Hemiptera: Delphinidae) 300 million smokers and counting: Why China just can’t kick its cigarette habit Shopee Faces Fine for Selling E-cigarettes in Brazil Bangladesh Poised to Be the Next Asian Country to Ban Vapes Exploring electronic cigarette portrayals: a content and thematic analysis of African online news coverage Consumer WHO COP10 Call To Action Highlighting The Need For Consumer Participation In Tobacco Harm Reduction Policy Making COPWATCH: a Consumer Guide to FCTC COP Shadow Report on the (NON)-Implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Article 1 (d) on Harm Reduction Strategies Bloomberg's Global Crusade Against Safer Nicotine Alternatives is impacting LMICs Significantly Most e-cigarettes are smuggled into Vietnam: VCCI Dexpanthenol protects against nicotine-induced kidney injury by reducing oxidative stress and apoptosis through activation of the AKT/Nrf2/HO-1 pathway Insurance company considers vapers as higher risk WATCH | Answer to smoking vs vaping debate South Africans divided over new smoking and vaping laws YUSUF ABRAMJEE: New tobacco laws are a gift for gangsters The young backing Palau's vaping and e-cigarette ban want to show peers there are 'other ways to have fun' More teens blowing away life in puffs of e-cigarettes, study warns "Surprisingly, studies have shown a notable prevalence of smoking among medical students, emphasizing the importance of providing them with appropriate guidance and orientation."

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Estimate of Current Tobacco Smoking Prevalence (%) (Age-Standardized Rate) - Bahrain

Eastern Mediterranean Region

Libya
Population (Millions) 6.7
Male(% of Total Pop) 50.5
Female(% of Total Pop) 49.5
Pop Growth (Annual %) 1.5
Year 2018
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Yemen
Population (Millions) 28.5
Male(% of Total Pop) 50.4
Female(% of Total Pop) 49.6
Pop Growth (Annual %) 2.4
Year 2018
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United Arab Emirates
Population (Millions) 9.6
Male(% of Total Pop) 69.4
Female(% of Total Pop) 30.6
Pop Growth (Annual %) 1.5
Year 2018
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