Chimwemwe NgomaCapacity building of Trainer of Trainers Wilfred Jekete, a Global Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholar orienting volunteers on his project On 20 July, 2019, Wilfred Jekete,…
Compiled by Joseph Magero. On the 5th of July, 2019 we had a twitter Chat with Dr. Marewa Glover; Director of Research Excellence: Indigenous sovereignty…
By Michael McGrady Access to accurate health information about nicotine and products that contain it is a human right. A tobacco harm reduction approach centers…
Learn from a man living in Chileka village in Malawi who has been struggling with the habit of smoking and how it has been affecting…
By Joseph Migero Having been a smoker since high school, my first encounter with tobacco control was in pre-college where I was required to do…
Following a successful launch of the GSTHR report in Africa/ Malawi and a dialogue session with stakeholders from the Ministry of Health, Ministry Trade and…
By Chimwemwe Ngoma and Vitta Mithi Smoking rates continue to rise in Africa and its low income countries such as Malawi while in the rest…
By Chimwemwe Ngoma There is a deadly public health crisis in Malawi which kills over 5,700 people every year. It is smoking. There are over…
Drumroll please! We are thrilled to announce the winners of the THR post competition! GSTHR report launch winners Blandina Nkhata Austin Maliwa GSTHR T-shirt Winners Sahan…
Smoking cigarettes is deadly, but nicotine itself is not a poison; food plants like potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants contain nicotine. It is not nicotine that…
Every six seconds a person dies from a smoking-related disease. More people die from smoking cigarettes than malaria, HIV and tuberculosis combined. Over 6 million…
By Vita Mithi and Chimwemwe Ngoma Combustible tobacco products inhaled into the lungs are the ultimate cause of health-related harms resulting from use of tobacco…
If you or your loved ones are struggling with tobacco smoking addiction, you can seek addiction and recovery services at St John of God Hospitaller…
“Vaping is a fraction of the risk of smoking, at least 95% less harmful, and of negligible risk to bystanders”. (Public Health England, 2018). This…
By Lonjezo Idrissa (Volunteer Ambassador) Malawi, one of the countries in the Southern Region of Africa, has for a long time being affected with the…
By Vita Mithi (THR-Malawi Volunteer Ambassador) Harm reduction refers to policies, regulations and activities that are put forward to reduce health risks or encourage less…
By Sahani Lungu (Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocate) Fact, in Malawi, agriculture contributes to 1/3rd of the country’s GDP and up to 80% of the total…
Recent years have seen advances in the scientific understanding of products used for tobacco harm reduction, including laboratory-based and clinical studies of their effects and…
https://youtu.be/qlqHjzaO3hI More than 5,000 children within the age range of 10 to 15 smoke tobacco in Malawi- Tobacco Atlas.