By PRISCA LUMINGU-BANDA THE University of Zambia Centre for Primary Care Research has urged Members of Parliament to support the Tobacco Products and Nicotine Products Control Bill once tabled before parliament to save lives. And the centre has called on the Ministry of Health to expedite the process of ensuring that the bill is tabled before cabinet for approval and later taken to parliament before the dissolution of parliament on May 12, 2021. Centre for Primary Care Research leader Professor Fastone Goma said it was important that the bill was supported by the parliamentarians as it will save lives as over 7, 000 people die per year as a result of tobacco use. Speaking during a media workshop for editors, Prof Goma said it was sad that Zambia has continued to lose so many lives due to tobacco. “If you look at the statistics, every year over 7, 000 people die due to different complications […]
MPs urged to support Tobacco Products and Nicotine Products
