Botswana gets anti-tobacco network

Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration and ATN founding patron, Mokgweetsi Masisi said that he was compelled to support the movement by the fact that tobacco and poverty are closely interlinked. He said it is a sad reality that tobacco use tends to be higher among the poor.

"In case of the poorest households, where a significant portion of the income is spent on food, expenditure on tobacco can mean the difference between an adequate diet and malnutrition," he said.