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'No smoking' in Southeast Asia: A region quits tobacco
DW News  |  Oct 14, 2025

Southeast Asia once had the highest rates of tobacco use, affecting three-quarters of men. But the region has cut smoking rates by more than a quarter...

WHO warns of alarming teen vaping surge as 15 million adolescents now using e-cigarettes
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 06, 2025

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the tobacco industry is “aggressively targeting young people” with new nicotine products.

Stakeholders petition Senate to halt tobacco control Bill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 25, 2025

They cautioned that implementation of the proposed restrictions could slash over Sh15 billion in revenue and worsen illicit trade in tobacco and nicot...

Candy-coated killers: How tobacco industry hooks youth with flavours, false glamour
The New Times  |  Jun 07, 2025

Tobacco harms nearly every organ in the body, causes heart disease, lung conditions, and more than 20 types of cancer.

Mother’s struggle mirrors Kenya’s youth nicotine crisis amid flavoured product surge
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 02, 2025

The World Health Organisation warns that tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death globally and a major contributor to noncommunicabl...

How discreet design of e-cigarettes allows vaping to go unnoticed in homes
Charity Kilei  |  Aug 30, 2024

Vape kits are designed as alternatives to traditional smoking, and they come in a variety of types to suit different preferences and needs

WHO alarmed by tobacco industry strategies to keep young people hooked
Charity Kilei  |  May 27, 2024

The “Hooking the Next Generation" report shows that globally, an estimated 37 million children aged 13–15 years use tobacco, and that in many countrie...

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