http://www.smokefreeghana.com Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:16:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/03/ghana-coalition-on-tobacco-control-petition-health-minister/ http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/03/ghana-coalition-on-tobacco-control-petition-health-minister/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:16:19 +0000 wil http://www.smokefreeghana.com/?p=517 A petition on the implementation of pictorial health warning on tobacco packs and the establishment of Tobacco Control Fund in Ghana was, yesterday, presented to the Deputy Minister for Health, Mr Rojo Metle-Nunoo. The petition was presented by the Coalition on Tobacco Control Bill which is a network of Civil Society Organisations advocating for the implementation and enforcement of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), and the passage of the Tobacco Control Measures of the Public Health Bill into law....]]> http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/03/ghana-coalition-on-tobacco-control-petition-health-minister/feed/ 0 http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/02/akosua-agyepong-to-efya-quit-smoking/ http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/02/akosua-agyepong-to-efya-quit-smoking/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:17:24 +0000 wil http://www.smokefreeghana.com/?p=514 Legendary songstress and dancer Akosua Agyepong has taken a swipe at musician Efya’s smoking habits vowing to let her quit smoking to save her image and that of her career. Akosua Agyepong was speaking on XFM after Efya disclosed in an interview with Hitz Entertainment News that contrary to speculations, she does not do drugs but only smokes cigarette.]]> http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/02/akosua-agyepong-to-efya-quit-smoking/feed/ 0 http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/02/east-tennessee%e2%80%99s-ghanaian-professor-mamudu-publishes-book-on-policies-behind-global-tobacco-control/ http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/02/east-tennessee%e2%80%99s-ghanaian-professor-mamudu-publishes-book-on-policies-behind-global-tobacco-control/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:53:16 +0000 wil http://www.smokefreeghana.com/?p=507 A new book co-authored by Dr. Hadii Mamudu, an assistant professor in East Tennessee State University College of Public Health's Department of Health Services Management and Policy, examines the gap that exists between global public policy toward regulating tobacco use and the threats to public health that arise from smoking. “The history of tobacco control policy, in the United States and globally, is fascinating because change has only been gradual, even though we've been aware of the dangers of smoking for decades,” Dr. Mamudu said......]]> http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/02/east-tennessee%e2%80%99s-ghanaian-professor-mamudu-publishes-book-on-policies-behind-global-tobacco-control/feed/ 1 http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/02/uganda-tobacco-company-dupes-farmers/ http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/02/uganda-tobacco-company-dupes-farmers/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:05:58 +0000 wil http://www.smokefreeghana.com/?p=504 Continental Tobacco Uganda Ltd offices in Arua have closed amid allegations that the company owes farmers at least Shs5 billion. According to Mr Caleb Kamure, a resident of Arua, "the money is payment for tobacco supplied by farmers in the two regions to the tobacco company from last year." He explained that last year, Continental offered high prices for tobacco as compared to its competitors, British American Tobacco and Leaf & Commodities (U) Ltd....]]> http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/02/uganda-tobacco-company-dupes-farmers/feed/ 0 http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/02/smoking-a-growing-pastime-for-young-women/ http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/02/smoking-a-growing-pastime-for-young-women/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:05:42 +0000 wil http://www.smokefreeghana.com/?p=500 More and more young Cameroonian women are taking up smoking. But they are usually doing it out of the sight of their parents. Some in Cameroon society regard tobacco consumption as a sign of emancipation; others see it as a bad sign of the times. In Cameroon, men rarely accept the company of smoking women. Patrick, a 25 year-old student, even goes as far as calling them "bad girls". "When a girl has lived under parental supervision, it's very unlikely that she will become a smoker. A girl who smokes is a loose girl or one with bad friends," says Patrick....]]> http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/02/smoking-a-growing-pastime-for-young-women/feed/ 0 http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/01/i-saw-my-mother-gasping-just-to-breathe-and-finally-i-quit-smoking/ http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/01/i-saw-my-mother-gasping-just-to-breathe-and-finally-i-quit-smoking/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:26:54 +0000 wil http://www.smokefreeghana.com/?p=495 My mother died not long ago of a totally preventable illness: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is caused by smoking. It is a hideous disease that leaves in its wake the walking dead. COPD patients who cannot or will not quit smoking are like alcoholics. They can virtually taste the cigarette that they crave with every ounce of their being. As a health-care professional in a hospital, I see COPD patients who tell me that all they want is that cigarette. This winter, every time I saw a COPD patient gasping for breath it occurred to me that I was seeing my mother. I myself started smoking at the age of 28. Now, at the age of 58, I have been smokefree since the first Sunday in December. It is not easy, but I have the support of my children, my husband and my colleagues......]]> http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/01/i-saw-my-mother-gasping-just-to-breathe-and-finally-i-quit-smoking/feed/ 0 http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/01/announcing-the-world-conference-on-tobacco-or-health-2012-singapore/ http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/01/announcing-the-world-conference-on-tobacco-or-health-2012-singapore/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:50:51 +0000 wil http://www.smokefreeghana.com/?p=482 Conference Programme We have planned a conference programme that sets the agenda for advancing the global tobacco control efforts. Throughout the Pre-conference (19 – 20 March 2012) and the Main Conference (20 – 24 March 2012) programmes, there will be exciting and interesting opportunities to: Build up our capacity through the sharing of best practices, experiences, knowledge, research and latest trends; Celebrate our successes; Renew our commitment to fight the global tobacco epidemic; and Connect with each other for future collaborations. Pre-conference (19-20 March 2012) You can get new skills and learn strategies on advocacy efforts; share and discuss issues; and develop friendships from global contacts through these highly interactive workshop and seminar sessions. ]]> http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/01/announcing-the-world-conference-on-tobacco-or-health-2012-singapore/feed/ 0 http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/01/best-way-to-quit-smoking-simply-stop-smoking/ http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/01/best-way-to-quit-smoking-simply-stop-smoking/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:45:29 +0000 radusapo http://www.smokefreeghana.com/?p=472 http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2012/01/best-way-to-quit-smoking-simply-stop-smoking/feed/ 0 http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2011/12/nigeria-cpc-cautions-firm-over-sub-standard-cigarette/ http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2011/12/nigeria-cpc-cautions-firm-over-sub-standard-cigarette/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:56:15 +0000 wil http://www.smokefreeghana.com/?p=470 The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has drawn the attention of Leaf Tobacco & Commodities (Nig.) Limited to the circulation of a sub-standard cigarette, Peterfield Special Menthol Cigarette, believed to be its product circulating in Nigerian markets, a statement signed by the Deputy Director (Public Relations), CPC, Abiodun Obimuyiwa, has said. CPC, in a letter to the managing director of the company, alleged that the cigarette currently circulating in the country has failed labelling requirements, making it to be suspect for consumption by consumers. According to the letter, “Samples of the said cigarette, which supposedly belongs to your company, show among others, that the pack has no best before dates, there is no number on the NIS logo, which indicates non- certification of the product and the address on the pack is not the same as the factory address.”]]> http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2011/12/nigeria-cpc-cautions-firm-over-sub-standard-cigarette/feed/ 0 http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2011/12/uganda-anti-tobacco-bill-tabled-in-parliament/ http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2011/12/uganda-anti-tobacco-bill-tabled-in-parliament/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:52:55 +0000 wil http://www.smokefreeghana.com/?p=466 http://www.smokefreeghana.com/2011/12/uganda-anti-tobacco-bill-tabled-in-parliament/feed/ 1