Ban advertisements and selling of tobacco products near schools

Zambia Alliance for tobacco control (ZACT) has appealed to government to consider banning advertisements and selling of tobacco products near schools.

Alliance vice president Aaron Chansa bemoans that indiscriminate and careless advertising and selling of tobacco products to pupils is detrimental to the discipline, health and education  of children in Zambia.

He says displaying of the tobacco products and use thereof around and within school premises stimulate impulse buying of the products by learners, as it gives the impression to pupils  that it is socially acceptable for tobacco to be consumed by anyone without exception.

Mr. Chansa is urging the ministry of health and ministry of education to immediately put an end to this retrogressive practice as it is bad and ruining children in schools.