by CTCA | Nov 12, 2012 | webpagers
TOBACCO PRODUCT REGULATION The increase of production and consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products, especially in Africa is of great health concern. Tobacco products contain nicotine, which induces a dependence disorder (addiction) and other inherent...
by CTCA | Nov 12, 2012 | webpagers
DEMAND REDUCTION MEASURES OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS Despite growing evidence since the 1950s of the hazards of tobacco use, the Tobacco Industry has continued to carry out its trade with impunity. Interventions to reduce the demand of tobacco products that are...
by CTCA | Nov 12, 2012 | webpagers
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC), spells out as one of the general obligations to the Parties (Article 5), the establishment, or enforcement of public health policies with respect to tobacco control. The Parties are further obliged to...
