Since introducing oral nicotine pouches to the Kenyan market in 2019, British American Tobacco (BAT) has lobbied and exploited governmental loopholes to further the spread of its harmful products in the country. BAT obtained initial approval to sell nicotine pouches through Kenya’s Pharmacy and Poisons Board. Although the license restricted the sale of nicotine […]
Category: Tobacco control
Trade versus health: an old argument with new hope for tobacco control in India
By Monika Arora and Soumyadeep Bhaumik ‘Two steps forward, one step back’ is probably the most appropriate catchphrase to describe the arduous progress that India has made in the use of pictorial health warnings (PHW) on tobacco products. PHWs were first implemented in India in 2009 after repeated directives from High Courts and the Supreme Court […]