November 2017 Dailynation; The Nakuru County Government has put on notice bar owners promoting smoking of shisha in undesignated places. The warning comes after the Tobacco Control Board raised the alarm over the increased number of women using the substance. Health chief officer Samuel Mwaura said: “Club owners have been …
Read More »KENYA:Smoking kills 31,000 Kenyans each year, says WHO
May 2017 BusinessDaily; Each year smoking and use of tobacco kills nearly 31,000 Kenyans aged 30 and above and about 7 million people globally. This, according to the World Health Organisation, makes tobacco use one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced. According to the Global Adults …
Read More »ETHIOPIA: ‘No Smoking!’ Sign Unheeded
January 2017 TheEthiopianHerald; Walking around, ironic as it may sound you might have seen someone smoking leaning on the billboard indicating ‘No Smoking!’ Warning. Some smokers may not also care about others while walking puffing on crowded pedestrian walks. Citizens too lack the gut to tell the smoker upfront not …
Read More »UGANDA: No Money to Implement Anti-Smoking Law – Government
October theMonitor; The principal medical officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr Sheila Ndyanabangi, has said government is yet to release money to implement anti-smoking laws. The law passed last year provides for stringent measures aimed at protecting non-smokers from the health, social, economic and environmental consequences of tobacco use …
Read More »Smoking Permanently Damages Your DNA, Study Finds
September 2016 nbcnews; Smoking scars DNA in clear patterns, researchers reported Tuesday. Most of the damage fades over time, they found — but not all of it. Their study of 16,000 people found that while most of the disease-causing genetic footprints left by smoking fade after five years if people …
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