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A policy can look reasonable when viewed from one department's perspective and still create problems elsewhere. That's why cross-sector review matters as it helps government identify consequences that might be missed when decisions are assessed in isolation. #ProtectHealthInTrade
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Regional trade decisions can have implications for Kenya’s tobacco control gains. Understanding where tobacco industry interests intersect with trade processes is essential to protecting public health priorities. #ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Prevention begins long before someone needs treatment. Policy choices matter.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
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Trade and economic policy spaces matter too. Decisions made there can have significant implications for tobacco control. Explore the factsheet to understand where trade and tobacco industry interests intersect: https://t.co/a5M4GkJNzc
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Should regional competitiveness come at the cost of public health?
AfCFTA trade discussions must not pressure African countries to weaken tobacco and nicotine taxes.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
We cannot talk about NCD prevention while ignoring the policies that shape tobacco use.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Efforts to prevent NCDs are undermined when tobacco products gain easier access to markets through regional trade arrangements. Lower taxes make these products more affordable, increasing consumption & exposing more people to tobacco related harm.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
It can sound far removed from daily life, but policy decisions shape the environment people live in. The rules and priorities established today can influence how effectively public health protections work tomorrow. #ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Tobacco control goes beyond the health sector. 🌍
Trade and economic policy spaces matter too. Who is influencing these decisions, and whose interests are being protected?
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Cross-border trade, taxation and tobacco control are connected. Let’s keep asking the right questions.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
As Kenya engages in regional trade, is public health part of the discussion?
Our factsheet explores the connection between trade, tobacco control, and industry interference.
Read more: https://t.co/hljJwPyuK4
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Trade policies shape how goods reach consumers. When those goods include tobacco products, the rules governing their movement need to be considered alongside the measures meant to reduce tobacco-related harm. #ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Tobacco industry engagement does not always happen in traditional health policy spaces. Trade and other economic policy processes can also become spaces where industry interests are advanced and need to be monitored. #ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Tobacco control doesn’t stop at the border. Neither should our vigilance.
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If trade rules help a pack of cigarettes move across Africa, what should help health protections move with it?🤔
Data? Policy alignment? Awareness?
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya @AfCFTA
Making harmful products more affordable can undermine prevention efforts. Health must count.
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The African Continental Free Trade Area must not undermine tobacco control by creating pressure to lower tobacco and nicotine taxes in the name of regional competitiveness. Low taxes will make these products more affordable, encourageconsumption #ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Economic competitiveness should not come at the cost of public health.
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Regional trade must not become a pathway for pressure to lower tobacco taxes in the name of regional competitiveness.
Lower taxes make tobacco more affordable, encourage consumption and increase related harm
Public health must remain a priority
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
When tobacco products cross borders, trade rules & customs arrangements are part of the picture. Understanding how these systems work helps us ask important question:are tobacco control measures keeping pace with how products move across markets?
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Exactly, but come to think of it: the Ministry of Health cannot deliver tobacco control alone if decisions in other sectors pull in a different direction. Public health needs to be considered wherever policies affecting tobacco are being shaped. #ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Tobacco industry influence doesn't always knock on the health ministry's door.
Sometimes it sends proxies, like manufacturer associations, to trade and finance committees with unverified claims that tax hikes fuel smuggling.
Watch every room.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
When we talk about protecting Kenyans from tobacco harm, we often look to the @MOH_Kenya .What if a decision affecting tobacco control is made in a trade, finance or investment meeting? To protect public health, we need to look beyond the health sector.
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Trade, investment, finance and health: these conversations must connect.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Kenya's tobacco control gains can unravel on a technicality.
In July, the High Court found continued enforcement of the shisha ban unconstitutional over procedural lapses.
Gaps become openings.
Trade rules must not create new ones.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Health equity means paying attention to the systems shaping people’s choices and health.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
1/2🚨 Tobacco industry influence doesn't always happen where we expect it.
Beyond #MoH and traditional health policy spaces, trade and economic discussions can also become arenas where industry interests are advanced.
Watch these spaces!
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Building healthier communities means paying attention to more than healthcare services. We must also recognise where tobacco industry interests may be advanced, including in trade and economic policy spaces. #ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
@MOH_Kenya @IILAinfo @Investment_Ke @EACAffairsKenya @KeTreasury @NAssemblyKE Since Tobacco Control isn't given considerable attention in Trade Processes, Tobacco and Nicotine Products are treated just like other goods and the Public Health impact is disregarded.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Kenya's tobacco control gains can unravel on a technicality.
In July, the High Court found continued enforcement of the shisha ban unconstitutional over procedural lapses.
Gaps become openings.
Trade rules must not create new ones.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
#NCD prevention is not the health sector’s job alone. Every relevant policy space matters.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
LOOK BEYOND THE HEALTH SECTOR.
Tobacco industry interference doesn’t stop at health ministries. Trade, finance, and regional integration processes can also become channels for advancing commercial interests at the expense of public health.
#ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
Tobacco industry engagement does not always happen in traditional health policy spaces. Trade and other economic policy processes can also become spaces where industry interests are advanced and need to be monitored. #ProtectHealthInTrade #TIMRKenya
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