South Africa
2021
2020
Rank 52 from 64
Global Tobacco Index Score
52
Indicators
Level of Participation in Policy-Development
8
Tobacco Industry-related Corporate Social Responsibility activities
5
Benefits given to the Tobacco Industry
8
Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
9
Measures for Transparency
7
Preventing Conflicts of Interest
6
Measures that prevent Industry Influence
21
Rank 20 from 58
Global Tobacco Index Score
20
Indicators
Level of Participation in Policy-Development
8
Tobacco Industry-related Corporate Social Responsibility activities
5
Benefits given to the Tobacco Industry
7
Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
5
Measures for Transparency
7
Preventing Conflicts of Interest
5
Measures that prevent Industry Influence
21
South Africa has been a Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) since July 18, 2005. Although South Africa was a tobacco control leader in the 1990s and early 2000s, the many loopholes in tobacco control legislation impede progress. A new Bill proposed by the Minister of Health, “Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill” recently seeks to apply stricter tobacco control measures. The tobacco industry has strongly opposed this new draft Bill.
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2021
2020