“Rational Sin” – an article by visiting scholar, Dr. David Reubi
Dr. David Reubi from King’s College London joined Knowledge Hub Team at the University of Cape Town for two months at the end of 2017. During this time […]
Introducing a New Resource: Policy Briefs
In pursuit of our objective to facilitate knowledge dissemination for all information relevant to Article 6 and Article 15 of the FCTC, we are now publishing […]
WCTOH 2018 Update: High-Level Participants to attend the 17th WCTOH
The World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) has announced that Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and Michael R. Bloomberg are set to participate in […]
Gearing up for the first WCTOH to be hosted in Africa (Cape Town, 7th – 9th March, 2018)
The programme for the 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health is available online. The 39 abstract sessions, 45 symposia and plenary sessions present the latest […]
Reflections from the 17th WCTOH
By Zunda Chisa The 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) took place between 7thand 9thMarch 2018. While this was certainly not the first WCTOH, […]
Watch our latest video!
The Knowledge Hub at the University of Cape Town has created a short video explaining the important role of price and tax measures in reducing the […]
Access to online Tetsim application now available on our website!
The Tetsim model is a tool for tobacco control advocates and government officials considering the impact of a change in tobacco excise taxes on a number […]
New resources uploaded: WBG’s Economics of Tobacco Taxation Toolkit
Download The Economics of Tobacco Taxation Toolkit here. The work hopes contribute to the advancement of the tobacco taxation agenda! It was conducted with the support […]
Blogpost: As cigarettes become more affordable, the number of Zambian smokers increases
By Michal Stoklosa There has been a slight decline in smoking prevalence in Zambia in recent years, but due to the country’s population growth the number […]
Blogpost: The DATA Project
By Vanessa Darsamo Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a significant and growing problem in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where the largest relative increase in NCD-attributable deaths is expected […]