Costs of smoking in Senegal

The Consortium pour la recherche économique et sociale (CRES) / Consortium for Economic and Social Research conducted research to enlighten political decision-making on tobacco in Senegal. Six groups of tobacco-related diseases were selected from the list of 26 diseases identified by the World Health Organization (WHO), taking into account their importance in care statistics in Senegal. Direct costs of smoking to the Government equal 51 billion FCFA, representing a large proportion of the health sector budget. CRES recommendations include the regular increase in taxes on tobacco products in Senegal to discourage consumption and to offset costs