Author: Derek Yach MBChB MPH
“Back in 1988, the World Health Organization launched World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) to highlight the dangers of combustible smoking,” […]
Author: Derek Yach MBChB MPH
“The Biden-Harris administration has announced its support for an evidence-based approach to the nation’s substance abuse crisis.” […]
Author: Derek Yach MBChB MPH
“Good Business: The Talk, Fight, Win Way to Change the World Book Review ” […]
Author: Derek Yach MBChB MPH
“In the United States, menthol cigarettes rose to popularity during the 1950s. At about the same time, manufacturers began focusing their marketing efforts on Black Americans. The effects of these campaigns can be felt today, ” […]
Responding to: The case for an international pandemic treaty
Author: Derek Yach MBChB MPH, Ehsan Latif
“In their editorial, Nikogosian and Kickbusch propose the development of a global treaty to help prepare us for the next pandemic.” […]
Author: Sachi Satapathy
“Dr. Derek Yach, president of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, speaks to Asia Times ” […]
Author: Derek Yach MBChB MPH
“A healthy recovery from Covid19 in SA will require more effective and scientifically informed action from the government and doctors. Unfortunately, public trust in the former ” […]
Author: Derek Yach MBChB MPH
“Imagine the outrage if an international non-governmental organization (NGO) focusing on drug abuse called for naloxone manufacturers to not sell their products in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) ” […]
Author: Derek Yach MBChB MPH
“SA doctors have a crucial role to play in reducing combustible tobacco consumption, but future doctors receive inadequate training for playing this part effectively. ” […]
A special issue of Drugs and Alcohol Today explores progress towards the goals outlined in the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Featuring the following peer-reviewed articles by Foundation staff, grantees, and other prominent experts, the issue also describes strategies for improving the FCTC and its implementation.
Author: Alexandra Solomon
“The global tobacco control framework and its implementation by state governments have been largely gender blind to date. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), adopted by the World Health” […]
Authors: Ayda A. Yurekli, Patricia Kovacevic, Emil Sunley, Karthik Ranganathan
“After 50 years of policy development, the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) became international treaty in 2003 and came into force in 2005” […]
Authors: Sudhanshu Patwardhan, Jed E. Rose
“Smoking is a leading cause of preventable death and disease globally. Smoking-related diseases include heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer. “Smoking cessation” or “quitting smoking”” […]
Authors: Sarah Rajkumar, Nada Adibah, Michael Jonathan Paskow, and Brian Eric Erikkila
“Nicotine is best known as a constituent of tobacco and for its use as a tobacco cessation aid (National Center for Biotechnology Information, 2004). Burning tobacco releases thousands of substances, many of which can increase ” […]
Authors: Linda Sowoya, Chifundo Akamwaza, Austin Mathews Matola, Axel Klein
“The 21st century has seen dramatic innovations in the delivery mechanisms for cannabis. Rapid advances in vaporising technology, the refinement of cannabis oils and edibles, have transformed the cannabis landscape. ” […]
Authors: Renee O’ Leary and Riccardo Polosa
“Tobacco smoking is endemic with more than seven million deaths occurring every year amongst the 1.1 billion smokers worldwide, with 80% of tobacco users in the world’s low and middle-income countries ” […]
Authors: Marewa Glover, Pooja Patwardhan and Kyro Selket
“The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 2013–2020 target is to reduce the prevalence of current tobacco use by 30% ” […]
Authors: Navin Kumar, Kamila Janmohamed, Jeannette Jiang, Jessica Ainooson, Ameera Billings, Grace Chen, Faith Chumo, Lauren Cueto and Amy Zhang
“Tobacco consumption is the main cause of preventable death worldwide (Ghebreyesus, 2019). Most of the global mortality burden of tobacco use lies in the Global South (Sinha et al., 2018)” […]
Author: Derek Yach MBChB MPH
The World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) defines itself as “an evidence-based treaty that reaffirms the right of all people to the highest standards of health.” […]
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
SHARED Thursday, May 28, 2020
Author: Derek Yach MBChB,MPH
American public health association
SHARED Thursday, May 6, 2020
Authors: Brian E. Erkkila PhD, Patricia I. Kovacevic JD, Derek Yach MBChB, MPH
The Times of India
SHARED Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Author: Derek Yach MBChB, MPH
My latest interview for @WhyIsThisAPod is with @swimdaily - we talk about his role in @SmokeFreeFdn, his career in #publichealth & the importance of #tobaccocontrol. Plus he gives me, a smoker, some reasons to kick the habit. Join us won't you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB8b0NfHa2A
@BusinessLiveSA The SA government also lost close to R6.5 billion of tax revenue during the ban. Now that illicit trade has expanded dramatically, the government stands to lose much more. @swimdaily and @TonyLeonSA discussed this topic at the end of the ban last year: https://twitter.com/SmokeFreeFdn/status/1305280575301922819
On the latest episode of the Global Health Perspectives podcast, @TonyLeonSA & Derek Yach (@swimdaily) discuss the tax revenue lost (close to R6.5 billion) due to the recently lifted South Africa #tobacco and #alcohol ban. Click here for the full episode: https://bit.ly/355rptJ
For a transcript of Derek Yach’s (@swimdaily) keynote from @GFNicotine 2021 #GFN21, click here: https://www.smokefreeworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Derek-Yachs-Speech-at-GFN2021-cover1.pdf
When addressing how the FCTC needs to be changed Derek Yach @swimdaily says "We must be thinking more clearly about what regulate relative to risk means." #GFN21 @GFNicotine
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