International Institute for Legislative Affairs
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Last stretch Nairobi County! Talking about putting #SickleCellDisease & #NCDs on the decision making table. I look forward to witnessing revatilized #Advocacy for #NCDs across #Kenya . Novartis AMPATH Kenya NCD Alliance Kenya NCDI Poverty Network Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care Association Bazenga 😎 Joy Ogingo
Tonight, we celebrate Given Kapolyo, a beacon of change in Zambia's tobacco control movement. She receives the inaugural Global Young Ambassador of the Year Award. Read more about her remarkable journey here:protectournext.co.za/zambian-tobacc…… #GlobalHealth #YouthLeadership
May marks World No Tobacco Day. Let's prioritize safeguarding our children's health by steering clear of harmful products. #StopSlidingIntoMyDMS #WorldNoTobaccoDay2024 #SwitchOffTobacco
KENYA has been and is now increasingly experiencing the menace associated with alcohol consumption.
#AlcoholTaxKE #AlcoholAwareness
Recently, we have witnessed uncountable deaths associated with alcohol in the media- and we believe there are more unreported cases. This situation makes alcohol a cancer in our body politic, which must be strictly addressed.
#AlcoholTaxKE #AlcoholAwareness
The increase of excise tax on alcoholic drinks is considered the most effective way of addressing the problem of alcohol harm in society by reducing its consumption and preventing the young population from initiating.
#AlcoholTaxKE #AlcoholAwareness
Alcohol tax is an important tool to improve public health and increase government revenue [and] as evidence of the negative individual, social and economic consequences of alcohol consumption accumulate,...
#AlcoholTaxKE #AlcoholAwareness
....governments are increasingly recognizing that alcohol tax is not only a source of revenue but also an important population-wide intervention to reduce alcohol consumption and its negative externalities and internalities.
#AlcoholTaxKE #AlcoholAwareness
Governments have a central role in creating healthy food environments that enable people to adopt and maintain healthy dietary practicesto reduce trans fat, with the goal of eliminating industrially produced.
#RegulateTransFatsNOW
#TransFatFreeUG
#TransFatFreeEAC
PMI has made numerous public claims of moving away from cigarette production towards a “smoke-free future.”
And yet, it continues to build new cigarette factories, like its latest in Tanzania. ow.ly/L99650RzCPP.
Philip Morris International, no more! #MakeBigTobaccoPay !
Idah Knowles from Mzalendo sheds light on the #FinanceBill2024 highlighting Kenyan citizens' challenges and aspirations in this legislative journey.
youtu.be/vJQBd6qtKLE
International Institute for Legislative Affairs @TisaKenya Twaweza Kenya TI-Kenya KHRC Kenyan Network of Cancer Organizations Tobacco Control and Health Promotion Alliance PAWA254 Okoa Uchumi
As a parent and tobacco control champion, I fully support the total ban of nicotine pouches which is detrimental to the well-being of our children D.O.H.G samwel bobby Elvina Majiwa 🌍 NACADA Kenya Tobacco Control and Health Promotion Alliance NATIONAL TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION (NTA) - KENYA martha kombe◢◤ African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) @MOH
😷 #AirPollution is a silent killer, increasing the risk of serious health issues such as:
‼️ Stroke
‼️ Asthma
‼️ Heart Disease
‼️ Lung Cancer
We must take #ClimateAction for cleaner, healthier communities.
Kenya's youth have rejected nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes. These products are harmful to health.
#EndTobaccoUseKE
#GHWsSaveLives
#WHOFreeNakhumicha
Itumbi,Nakuru, KMPDU,Eastleigh