๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก: ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ’๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

As the festive season approaches, we find ourselves surrounded by the joy of family gatherings, the warmth of love, and the hope of new beginnings. The Christmas holidays are a time to reflect on what truly mattersโ€”our health, our loved ones, and our future. This year, why not give yourself and those around you the […]

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก: ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ’๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง Read More ยป

๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ: ๐€ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ฉ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก

The Tobacco Control Act of 2021 represents a landmark development in Botswanaโ€™s fight against the harmful effects of tobacco use. Strengthening the provisions of its predecessor, the Control of Smoking Act of 2004, this new legislation introduces stricter regulations to address tobacco-related health concerns. Hereโ€™s a closer look at the Act and its potential impact.

๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ: ๐€ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ฉ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก Read More ยป

๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š “๐†๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ” – ๐”๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐”๐ฌ๐ž

Tobacco has long been recognized as a serious health hazard, but its role as a potential “gateway drug” adds another layer of concern. A gateway drug is a substance that increases the likelihood of an individual progressing to the use of more harmful or addictive substances. For many, the journey into substance dependence begins with

๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š “๐†๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ” – ๐”๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐›๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐”๐ฌ๐ž Read More ยป

๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก: ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐‚๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐ˆ๐•/๐€๐ˆ๐ƒ๐’ ๐จ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐€๐ˆ๐ƒ๐’ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ

This year, the theme for World AIDS Day, “Take the Rights Path,” calls for renewed focus on the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS to access the care and support they need to lead healthier lives. While much progress has been made globally in the fight against HIV/AIDS, there is an urgent need to address

๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก: ๐‹๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐‚๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐ˆ๐•/๐€๐ˆ๐ƒ๐’ ๐จ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐€๐ˆ๐ƒ๐’ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ Read More ยป

Vaping

๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ‘๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ,’ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐

VAPING DANGER In recent years, vaping has emerged as a growing trend in Botswana, particularly among the youth. This shift has brought with it significant health concerns and questions about regulatory oversight. To unpack the issue, we spoke with Thabo Katlholo, the Programmes Manager at the Anti-Tobacco Network (ATN), who shed light on vapingโ€™s health

๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ‘๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ,’ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ Read More ยป

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“: ๐”๐ง๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐œ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ

Every year, on World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), the global community comes together to raise awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco use. For 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) has chosen the theme โ€œUnmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products.โ€ This important campaign will focus on revealing the deceptive tactics

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“: ๐”๐ง๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐œ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ Read More ยป

๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ? ๐€๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐š, ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š?

In recent years, a disturbing trend has emerged across Botswanaโ€”tobacco advertising, particularly for shisha, has crept into public spaces, often disguised under the guise of outdoor events and picnics. With promotions boasting that shisha will be available at gatherings, many are unknowingly violating the law. The reality is that tobacco advertising, in any form, is

๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ? ๐€๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐š, ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š? Read More ยป

Vaping

๐•๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐€ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‡๐ข๐๐๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

In recent years, vaping has become a popular trend among young people worldwide, including here in Botswana. Marketed as a โ€œcoolโ€ and โ€œsaferโ€ alternative to smoking, vaping often targets the youth with attractive flavors like mango, mint, and bubblegum. But beneath the flashy packaging and trendy advertisements lies a dangerous trap that could jeopardize your

๐•๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐€ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‡๐ข๐๐๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ Read More ยป

Shisha, Hubbly Bubbly, Hookah

๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐”๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ฅโ€ฆโ€ฆ!

Shisha smoke contains a variety of harmful toxins and carcinogens, many of which are also found in cigarette smoke, but in higher concentrations due to the nature of the smoking process. Here are some of the key dangerous substances found in Shisha: ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐›๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ž (๐‚๐Ž) โ€“ A colorless, odorless gas that can reduce the oxygen

๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐”๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ข๐ฅโ€ฆโ€ฆ! Read More ยป

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