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Quitting Smoking Saves Lives: New Research Reveals that Smoking just one cigarette can reduce life expectancy by about 20 minutes a day
31 December 2024 Â Media Release For Immediate Release Quitting Smoking Saves Lives: New Research Reveals that Smoking just one cigarette...
NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST SMOKING
Dec 31, 20242 min read
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NCAS MONTHLY BULLETIN JUNE 2024
Welcome to the NCAS Monthly Bulletin for June 2024, your comprehensive update on tobacco control efforts and developments in South Africa...
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Jul 1, 20241 min read
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June 2024 - Tobacco Control Policy & Research Updates
NDoH launches the full report for of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) South Africa The National Department of Health (NDoH)...
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Jun 17, 20241 min read
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Pharmacy Council moves to ban sale of vapes in pharmacies
The SA Pharmacy Council (SAPC) has moved to ban the sale of e-cigarettes in pharmacies to the dismay of the vaping industry, which has...
NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST SMOKING
Jun 4, 20243 min read
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NCAS MONTHLY BULLETIN MAY 2024
This World No Tobacco Month, NCAS hosted a Hookah Epidemic Workshop Addressing The Rise of Youth Smoking. As organisations in tobacco...
NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST SMOKING
May 31, 20242 min read
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World No Tobacco Day: South Africa must do more to end the targeting of children by tobacco companies
Media Release - May 31, 2024 National Council Against Smoking (NCAS), Johannesburg, South Africa For Immediate Release Today, May 31st,...
NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST SMOKING
May 30, 20243 min read
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May 2024 - Tobacco Control Policy & Research Updates
As part of our ongoing dedication to sharing information and encouraging informed discussions within the tobacco control community, we...
NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST SMOKING
May 17, 20242 min read
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Act now on cigarette filters, vapes, plastic
Cigarette filters are among the most littered plastic items on earth, with an astonishing 4.5 trillion cigarette butts littered on...
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May 8, 20243 min read
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Medscape severs ties with tobacco industry after backlash over $3M Philip Morris International deal
The medical education provider had proposed a year’s worth of online content about smoking cessation One of the largest medical education...
NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST SMOKING
May 1, 20242 min read
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NCAS MONTHLY BULLETIN April 2024
NCAS and 55 other Public Health Organisations Issues Formal Complaint Regarding CPD Offerings Sponsored by Philip Morris...
NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST SMOKING
May 1, 20243 min read
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NCAS MONTHLY BULLETIN March 2024
Outrage as Tobacco Control Bill Public Hearings Not Concluded as National Elections Draw Closer. The National Council Against Smoking...
NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST SMOKING
Mar 31, 20242 min read
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NCAS Exec Director awarded the Mira Aghi Award
We are thrilled to share the momentous news that Professor Lekan Ayo-Yusuf, Executive Director of the National Council Against Smoking...
NATIONAL COUNCIL AGAINST SMOKING
Mar 23, 20241 min read
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NCAS attends WHO FCTC COP 10 in Panama, February 2024
The National Council Against Smoking (NCAS) is proud to have participated as part of the Civil society delegation at the Tenth Conference...
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Feb 20, 20243 min read
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The Tobacco Control Bill gets the green light to proceed to Parliament: No more delays, urges NCAS
The National Council Against Smoking (NCAS) applauds the approval of the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill by Cabinet,
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Jan 17, 20242 min read
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