Cigarette market soaring in Africa
Tobacco companies are thriving in Africa due to weak anti-tobacco and tax laws, and tobacco use has increased by 44 percent between 1990 and 2012.
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The Challenge of Making Africa Smoke-Free
“There’s no doubt that the tobacco industry is losing huge influence in richer countries, as fewer people use tobacco than ever before. The harsh reality, however, is that the industry is now getting away with aggressively exploiting less wealthy countries.” Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf, Harry Lando and Gan Quan discuss…
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Cigarette firm pulls ‘racist’ monkey ads, but branding stays
A South Korean tobacco company is pulling an advertising campaign depicting African tobacco farmers as monkeys after complaints of racism. However, similar imaging on the cigarette packs will remain.
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Leading medical journal refuses to publish studies backed by tobacco firms
Publishers of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and related publications have joined others in boycotting research funded by the tobacco industry.
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