Chief Specialist Scientist, Mental health, Alcohol, Substance use & Tobacco Research Unit South African Medical Research Council Associate Professor: School of Public Health Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, & UCT (https:\\www.catherineegbe.com)https://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3mozikvq3lc2h24 Jun 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozikvq3lc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3mown2nhxdc2p23 Jun 2026 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mown2nhxdc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3marwnsl44c2y25 Dec 2025 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3marwnsl44c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3m2ylrs76ok25Read 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 https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-202…12 Oct 2025 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ylrs76ok25https://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3lzolif6mws2rShared with the NYT why strong, water-tight wording in U.N. Health Goals on NCDs is essential to protecting vulnerable populations globally. #NCDs #PublicHealthSaveLives Read the article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/health/global-health-sugary-drinks-tobacco.html#25 Sep 2025 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzolif6mws2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3lr2t3gf4xk2t"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." https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2025-05-31-new-law-protecting-south-africans-from-tobacco-is-no-foreign-agenda/08 Jun 2025 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr2t3gf4xk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3lqi77lkna22xAs 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.31 May 2025 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqi77lkna22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3lqejv6qgyc25In my latest blogpost celebrating World No Tobacco Day, I unmask a new tactic of the industry I have named "grooming". Read: https://catherineegbe.com/2025/05/30/unmasking-the-appeal-exposing-the-tactics-of-the-tobacco-and-nicotine-industry/30 May 2025 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqejv6qgyc25https://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3lpad2n6c5c24As we gear up towards marking World No Tobacco Day 2025... #WorldNoTobaccoDay2025 #UnmaskingTheAppeal #May31st15 May 2025 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpad2n6c5c24https://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3llgg6z6moc2tAs 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 👇 https://www.goexpress.co.za/2025/03/27/pupils-becoming-hooked-early-as-vaping-on-rise/28 Mar 2025 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgg6z6moc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3ljbxam54tc2sHappy 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 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2825%2900336-8/fulltext01 Mar 2025 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbxam54tc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3lhqxx6a3pk2rA 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…09 Feb 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhqxx6a3pk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3kmghc52suj2eThe e-cig gateway has two doors! Read this: #ecigarettes #gatewayeffect #ProtectOurNext https://profglantz.com/2022/01/03/the-e-cig-gateway-has-two-doors/27 Feb 2024 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmghc52suj2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/drcathyegbe.bsky.social/post/3kmgdsycngj2qhttps://profglantz.com/2024/02/27/e-cigs-have-similar-risks-to-cigs-for-some-diseases-and-nearly-as-high-for-others-dual-use-riskier-than-smoking-alone/?s=0827 Feb 2024 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:xashsbu2svkos6pq2bsu7de2/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmgdsycngj2q