Table 1 WHO-recommended tobacco “best buy” interventions and country policy status
“Best buy” interventions | Interventions implemented | Country | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameroon | Kenya | Malawi | Nigeria | South Africa | Togo | ||
Taxation | Taxation on all cigarettes | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | Yes | Yes |
Any increase in tobacco taxes since 2011 OR in 2011 you were already at 75% | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
The tax on tobacco is at least 75% (from FCTC) | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |
The tax applies to all tobacco products (cigarettes, snuffs, chewing tobacco) (some products = partial) | Partial | Yes | Partial | No | Yes | Yes | |
Smoke free policies | There is a national smoke free policy that covers all public places (some cities or settings = partial) | Partial | Partial | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
There are enforced penalties for non-compliance (having penalties but not enforced = partial) | No | No | No | Partial | Partial | Partial | |
Health warnings on tobacco products | Multiple warnings/images are rotated from time to time, applies to all brands/products | No | Partial | No | Partial | Partial | No |
Large, clear, visible (at least 30% coverage) and legible all brands/all prodcuts (if only some of these words are in the legislation = partial) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Health warning includes pictures or pictograms all brands/all products | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |
Include constituents and emissions of tobacco (e.g., how much tar) on all brands/products | Partial | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |
In official country language on all brands (only some brands/products = partial) | Partial | Partial | No | No | Partial | Yes | |
Required on all tobacco products (if on only some products or brands, partial) | Partial | Yes | No | Partial | Yes | Yes | |
Advertising ban | Ban advertising, promotion and sponsorship of all tobacco products | Partial | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ban for all forms of mass media | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Disclosure of expenditure on advertising by industry | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |