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01 May

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Louds Ethiopia’s Success

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The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is commending Ethiopia for its achievement in reducing tobacco consumption through the implementation of stringent laws. Ethiopia has emerged as one of Africa's success stories in combating the prevalence of cigarette smoking. Ethiopia's proactive measures to amend its laws and minimize the population of cigarette smokers have garnered praise from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Bintou Camara, Regional Director of Africa Programs for the organization, hailed Ethiopia's success as a testament to the strength of unity and political will in safeguarding public health. Camara emphasized that Ethiopia's progress should serve as an inspiration for other…

20 Mar

Female cigarette smokers increases in Ethiopia – Research

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Research has shown that there are more than 416,000 female cigarette smokers in Ethiopia, but there are indications that the current number is higher than this, according to the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority. Ato Sisay Derso, a non-communicable disease control expert at the authority, told Fidel Post that the increment of shisha houses and night clubs has led to grow the number of female smokers. He added that the study conducted in 2016 and it indicates that there are 2.6 million tobacco smokers in Ethiopia. And also, to find out the current number, a study will be conducted soon…