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The Future of Health Financing in Africa: The Role of Health Taxes

29 July 2025 - Virtual Briefing: New Report on the Future of Health Financing in Africa

On July 29, a virtual briefing will explore insights from a new publication by Vital Strategies, Economics for Health, and REEP: The Future of Health Financing in Africa: The Role of Health Taxes - with additional commentary from ONE.

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REEP members attend the 2025 World Conference on Tobacco Control

The 2025 World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC), held in Dublin from 23–25 June 2025. REEP was represented by Corné van Walbeek, Sam Filby, Nicole Vellios, and Qing Li.

Vaping hits alarming levels among South African teens – new study of fee-paying schools

Study published in the Lancet’s eClinical Medicine, finds that vaping among South African pupils is sky high.

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M&G Op-ed: Big Tobacco’s profit addiction needs a quit plan

Sam Filby & Corné van Walbeek published an op-ed in the Mail & Guardian in May 2025, ahead of the World Health Organisation's hosting of "World No Tobacco Day".

Two REEP members attend Tax Stamp and Traceability Forum conference in Cape Town

Kirsten van der Zee and Estelle Dauchy attended the Tax Stamp and Traceability Forum (TSTF), held in Cape Town from 7 to 9 April 2025.

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Workshop: Updates on the Tobacco Products & Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill

Invitation to a workshop featuring Sam Filby as an expert speaker, on 29 March 2025

Upcoming UCT postgraduate information session: 4 March 2025

REEP will be hosting a postgraduate information session in early March 2024.

REEP prepares response to the National Treasury’s alcohol taxation review

REEP responds to National Treasury's call for comments and proposals to develop an excise policy framework to reduce the harmful use of alcoholic beverages

Study on adolescent vaping in South Africa published in The Lancet

New article co-authored by Sam Filby in The Lancet’s eClinical Medicine, titled “Electronic cigarette usage amongst high school students in South Africa: a mixed methods approach”

REEP hosts Track and Trace specialist at brownbag seminar

REEPs hosts a brownbag seminar, with Jérôme Duperrut, Director of Economic Analysis & International Institutions at SICPA

Responses to the question ‘Which of the following describes your thinking about quitting smoking?

New research: Behavioural factors and cessation outcomes in low-income South African communities

Sam Filby and a former colleague at REEP, Dr Laura Rossouw, recently published a paper in BMJ Open that explores behavioural factors influencing cigarette smoking cessation outcomes in three low-income South African communities.

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Just published: Study on the African cigarette price data landscape

Sam Filby recently published an article in Tobacco Control arguing that a broader base of cigarette price information for the African region could be obtained through proactive efforts by the tobacco control community.

Looking back: Supporting country officials to implement better tax systems

Over a decade ago, the ETCP was instrumental in hosting workshops aimed at informing policy delegates from African countries.