BAT accused of undue influence to undermine tobacco control efforts
A Friends of the Earth protester holds up a leaflet outside the Annual General Meeting of British American Tobacco in London in April, 2005. The lobby group claimed that BAT tried to win political influence in Africa and relegate tobacco as a health issue. PHOTO | AFP
Allegations of top level bribery, use of questionable dealings to market illness-causing tobacco-related illness, death and economic harm across Africa
Cigarette maker British American Tobacco (BAT) is being accused of using financial inducements to undermine tobacco control efforts in Africa.
