In this edition we report on a number of activities where REEP members have spoken: at the International Health Economics Association Conference in Cape Town, at an online workshop on the funding of health awareness campaigns, and at a high-level meeting on tobacco taxation for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region. On the alcohol front, we report on a set of consultations that were held between the Western Cape government and various stakeholders, where Sam and I were the main presenters.

For the past four years, REEP has been partnering with Development Gateway to support tobacco control advocates, government officials and the media, by providing them with user friendly “dashboards” on a variety of aspects related to tobacco and tobacco control. These countries include the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia. This project is drawing to a close. In this letter we publish some of the recent developments in the DRC, Kenya and Nigeria regarding this project.

We also report on a paper on e-cigarette taxation published by Nicole and I in Econ 3x3, and highlight media coverage in the usual “In the news” slot. Finally, Zunda and Sam made us proud by being awarded a competitive grant by the WHO Alliance for Health Systems and Policy Research to investigate the development of health taxes in Zambia.

Read in full here.