Lekan Ayo-Yusuf
Lekan Ayo-Yusuf is a public health expert and a member of the World Health Organisation's study group on tobacco product regulation. He is affiliated with the University of Pretoria and has been actively involved in discussions surrounding tobacco control, particularly focusing on the regulation of electronic delivery systems like vapes and heated tobacco products. Ayo-Yusuf has been vocal about the challenges posed by the tobacco industry, emphasizing the need for effective legislation to protect public health and curb the rising trend of vaping, especially among young people in South Africa.
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Lekan Ayo-Yusuf discusses the trends in e-cigarette use and smoking.
Here’s what’s on South Africa’s 2026 public health agenda – The Mail & Guardian
South Africa· 2026-01-14
Lekan Ayo-Yusuf, a public health expert from the University of Pretoria, is concerned that watered down language could delay and dilute local policies.
The UN had a plan to fight deadly lifestyle diseases. Industry pressure killed most of it – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-09-15
Lekan Ayo-Yusuf is a public health expert from the University of Pretoria and a member of the WHO’s study group on tobacco product regulation.
If a cigarette box isn’t disgusting, it’s not doing its job – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-07-14Lekan Ayo-Yusuf is a member of the WHO’s study group on tobacco product regulation and a public health expert from the University of Pretoria.
‘Vapes are safe alternatives to smoking’ — and other lies they tell us – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-07-01Professor Lekan Ayo-Yusuf is the head of the School of Health Systems and Public Health at the University of Pretoria.
Protecting South Africans from tobacco is no foreign agenda – The Mail & GuardianSouth Africa· 2025-05-31