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Malawi rakes in US$193.8 million from tobacco sales
Malawi raked in 193.8 million U.S. dollars from cumulative sales of tobacco in the first 10 weeks of the 2023 market season, a huge...
Excise Duty Amendment Bill: Earmark revenue generated for public health gains – CSOs
Civil Society Organizations in Ghana led by the Vision for Alternative Development (VALD Ghana) and the Ghana NCD Alliance have applauded H.E. Nana Addo...
Signing Excise Duty Amendment Bill Into Law Will Save Lives – CSOs
The Ghana NCD Alliance and its partners have implored Ghanaians to embrace the health benefits of the excise duty amendment bill and throw weight...
Tobacco use kills more than 6,700 Ghanaians each year
More than 800,000 Ghanaians continue to smoke annually, while tobacco use kills more than 6,700 people each year in the country.
Sixty-six percent of these...
Heavy rains destroy 90 hectares of tobacco in Tanzania’s southern highlands
Ongoing heavy rains in Tanzania's southern highlands region of Mbeya have destroyed 90 hectares of tobacco, an official said on Friday.
Mayeka Mayeka, the Chunya...
