SA lags global efforts to counter tobacco harm, warns WHO
SA is among the last 60 countries that have yet to ban or regulate e-cigarettes
23 June 2025 - 19:45
SA is lagging global efforts to counter tobacco industry marketing and regulate a generation of new products, says a report from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
A total of 110 countries now insist that tobacco companies label their products with graphic health warnings and 25 countries require plain packaging aimed at reducing the appeal of branded cigarettes, but SA is not yet among them. And SA is among the last 60 countries that have yet to ban or regulate e-cigarettes, according to the “Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025” report, released at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin...
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