West Africa: Ghana’s Tobacco Control Gains Under Threat – Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health has warned that emerging nicotine products are undermining Ghana’s progress in tobacco control, with flavoured shisha and electronic cigarettes increasingly attracting young people.

It said these products are deliberately designed to mask the addictive nature of nicotine and are contributing to rising experimentation among adolescents and young adults.

The caution was issued at the launch of the 2026 World No Tobacco Day campaign in Accra yesterday. The day is observed…