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UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Where are our fellows now? This month we spotlight Catherine Egbe (@drcathyegbe.bsky.social), PhD, CTCRE alum and Chief Specialist Scientist at the South African Medical Research Council. She shows how our fellowship trains tobacco control leaders. Learn more here: tobacco.ucsf.edu/fellowship

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Catherine O. Egbe @drcathyegbe.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Read our latest paper titled “Seven Years in Limbo and Counting: Pushing for a Comprehensive Regulation of Tobacco and Nicotine Products Amidst Industry Pushback in South Africa” doi.org/10.1136/tc-202… #TobaccoControl #IndustryInterference #SATobaccoControlBill

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Catherine O. Egbe @drcathyegbe.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

"The time for decisive action has arrived. It is incumbent upon all of us to reject tactics that perpetuate harm and support measures that secure the well-being of our nation. The science is settled. The need is urgent." mg.co.za/thought-lead...

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New law: Protecting South Africans from tobacco is no foreign agenda

Big tobacco companies are the foreign entities planting misinformation to keep South Africans addicted as they put profit over the health of the population

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Catherine O. Egbe @drcathyegbe.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

As we celebrate #WorldNoTobaccoDay today, we highlight d tactics of d tobacco & e-cigarette industry keeping people addicted to their products. We call on govts to see them for what they truly are, harmful & nasty products made in sleek designs, coated & marketed with deception.

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Catherine O. Egbe @drcathyegbe.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

As the use of e-cigarette (vape) among school children in South Africa rages on, every delay in passing the Tobacco Control Bill is detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the nation both now and in the future. Let’s Protect our Next! Read kid's experiences 👇 www.goexpress.co.za/2025/03/27/p...

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Pupils becoming hooked early as vaping on rise - GO! & Express

Children as young as grade 4 diagnosed with addiction

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Catherine O. Egbe @drcathyegbe.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Happy to have co-authored this commentary with other global experts in my field. It's indeed time 4 a step change in tobacco Control. 20th anniversary of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control coming into force: time for a step change in ambition-The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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20th anniversary of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control coming into force: time for a step change in ambition

Feb 27, 2025, marks the 20th anniversary of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) coming into force. This legally binding international treaty, the first negotiated by WHO, rapidly be...

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Catherine O. Egbe @drcathyegbe.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

A Gamechanger for Public Health 🚭 🔥 The FDA is proposing a groundbreaking rule to slash nicotine levels by 85%-95%—making them minimally or non-addictive! Read more on my latest blogpost here👇 catherineegbe.com/2025/01/28/the…

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Catherine O. Egbe @drcathyegbe.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

The e-cig gateway has two doors! Read this: #ecigarettes #gatewayeffect #ProtectOurNext profglantz.com/2022/01/03/t...

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