We’ve updated the resources section of our website with several 2017 publications by members of the World Bank Group on the issue of tobacco taxation. Click […]

By Vanessa Darsamo Every year 7 million people die prematurely from tobacco smoke globally, 13% of which are non-smokers exposed to tobacco smoke (WHO). The constraints […]

The World Bank Group has released a new report titled “Tobacco taxation: At the crossroads between Health and Development, a multisectoral perspective”. You can access the […]

By Zunda Chisa The significance of domestic revenue sources has been heightened by the need to find sustainable sources for financing the development agenda. Tobacco taxes […]

By Laura Rossouw The rapid increase in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially in low and middle income countries (LMICs), is proving to be a global crisis, with […]

By Nicole Vellios  How do we evaluate whether estimates from national surveys are a true reflection of what people are consuming? One way is conduct a […]

Professor Corne van Walbeek was interviewed on SABC newsroom this morning about illicit trade in South Africa (and the reasons behind it). Below is the link […]

By Alfred Mukong The industry has in many instances strongly opposed several tobacco regulatory policies, especially the large increase in taxes. Opposition to excise tax is […]

By Johanna Dollerson (Communications Officer in the Department of Tobacco Control, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease). You can access the original article by clicking here. Don’t forget […]

Article by Helen Swingler. Photograph of Postdoctoral research fellow, Ernest Ngeh Tingum and Professor Corné van Walbeek taken by Robyn Walker. You can access the original […]