BREAKING THE NEWS | Chimwemwe Ngoma discusses responses to THR in African media

October 10, 2023 by gfn.tv

BREAKING THE NEWS | Chimwemwe Ngoma discusses responses to THR in African media

In this episode Chimwemwe Ngoma, a leading tobacco harm reduction advocate from Malawi, discusses a recent study examining attitudes to THR in African online news media, and how a lack of consensus amongst global public health authorities stokes confusion amongst smokers and users of safer products.

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20.30% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 8.6 million current smokers in South Africa 35.10% of men are current smokers but only 6.50% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR

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