Consumer Voice Africa

Watching Policy, Protecting Choice

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

Parliament discovers tobacco harm reduction https://t.co/fOIA4QjMKW #THR #TobaccoHarmReduction

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

Kenya can protect young people and help adult smokers quit combustible cigarettes. These goals are not mutually exclusive. Smart regulation should focus on preventing youth access while ensuring adults who smoke have access to lower-risk alternatives #NicotinePouches #Vapes #HarmReduction

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

Why do adults need flavours in safer nicotine products?

Many smokers trying to quit don’t want tobacco taste. Flavours help break the link with cigarettes. They’re key to becoming smoke-free

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

Happy #WorldVapeDay! The evidence is impossible to ignore: countries that embrace safer nicotine alternatives are driving smoking rates to historic lows. If the goal is to reduce smoking-related disease and death, tobacco harm reduction must be part of the solution🚭 #WNTD #WorldNoTobaccoDay #UnmaskTheAppeal

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“Governments can make efforts to decrease youth use and enforce robust age verification systems while still allowing adult smokers access to regulated lower-risk alternatives.This is not a contradiction. It is what evidence-based regulation looks like.”

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

A strong message from the community: the majority in our poll says yes, smokers in Africa should have access to safer alternatives to cigarettes.

Denying access to harm reduction options means denying millions a chance to move away from combustible tobacco. It’s time for policies that support public health and save lives

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

Research by the Royal Society for Public Health shows a key point: nicotine ≠ the main harm.

Like caffeine, it’s a stimulant, but the real danger comes from combustion, not nicotine itself.

That’s why safer alternatives matter https://t.co/dSGW4lAksR #THR #HarmReduction

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

Quitting smoking isn’t one-size-fits-all. Countries like Sweden, the UK, and New Zealand are proving that safer nicotine alternatives can accelerate declines in smoking. When smokers have better options, more lives are saved #HarmReductionWorks

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Nicotine is often blamed for the harms of smoking, but it’s not the main culprit. Like caffeine, it’s a stimulant with relatively low risk when separated from combustion.

It’s the smoke, not the nicotine, that kills. #THR #HarmReduction #Nicotine

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

Safer nicotine products are alternatives like patches, gums, pouches, and vapes that deliver nicotine without burning tobacco. They matter because millions of smokers need realistic, lower-risk options to cut harm and move away from cigarettes #SaferAlternatives

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

#TBT 🎥 In this clip from a past ATHRF conference, Dr. Kgosi Letlape highlights how many African countries fail to conduct their own research on safer nicotine alternatives, unlike other countries in the West, and instead overly rely on the WHO.

Relying on our own research is critical because African populations, markets, and health systems are unique. Without local evidence, policies risk being ineffective or even harmful. Africa must start generating its own data and solutions.

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

#Sweden has become the world’s first smoke-free country, with daily smoking at just 3.7%. They achieved this through accessibility, affordability, and availability of safer nicotine alternatives that gave smokers real choices. Legislators worldwide should emulate this pragmatic model to achieve faster declines in smoking and better public health outcomes 🚭

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

Who says you need a plan to make a life-changing decision?

According to @NIH, many smokers are discovering that switching to e-cigarettes puts an end to smoking.

This small shift can make a big impact on health and well-being in our communities #Ecigs #Vapes #SaferAlternatives

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📢 On #WorldOralHealthDay 🌍 learn the facts about smoking, nicotine & oral health — what harms your mouth and what the evidence says.
Don’t miss the full story 👇
🔗 https://t.co/1y3zxrMHzc
@Josephmagero @THRKenya @THRNigeria @GlobalStateTHR

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

World Oral Health Day is here. Research by @CoeharUnict shows that people who smoke can significantly improve their oral health by quitting cigarettes or switching to alternatives like e-cigarettes or heated tobacco. Tobacco harm reduction helps protect smiles and save lives #WorldOralHealthDay https://t.co/cOmynmBejb

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

What are safer nicotine alternatives? Smoke-free options like vapes and pouches, that let adults use nicotine with far less harm than cigarettes #Facts #Smoking #Nicotine #THR

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

Africa Cannot Afford Another Year of Delay: Why Safer Nicotine Alternatives Must Become Policy, Not Controversy
https://t.co/1NnltFavNS

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

Tobacco Harm Reduction is about saving lives by encouraging smokers who can’t quit to switch to far less harmful alternatives instead of continuing to smoke #THR #TobaccoHarmReduction #Smoking #Nicotine

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

Nicotine doesn’t cause cancer; smoke does! Confusing the two keeps smokers from switching to far safer alternatives and costs lives #Nicotine #Smoking #TobaccoHarmReduction #HarmReduction #HappyNewYear2026

[Campaign for Safer Alternatives @GoingSmokefree]

Policymakers must lead: Africa cannot ignore safer nicotine alternatives any longer https://t.co/6g5WSg88jg via @environewsng