The Makerere University Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa is pleased to announce winning the bid to host the next World Conference on Tobacco or Health 2018 in partnership with the Governments of Uganda and South Africa, Public Health Association of South Africa...
The Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa ( CTCA) has effectively started its phase II operations, bringing on board a set of five new target countries. The target countries during this phase include, Botswana, Ethiopia, Gambia, Garbon, and Niger. CTCA will...
The sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC (COP6) will be held from October 13 to 18, 2014 in Moscow, Russian Federation. This is in accordance with decision of the WHO FCTC/COP5(24). The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the governing body...
The Dean of Makerere University School of Public Health ( MakSPH), also CTCA Director, Prof. William Bazeyo has assured the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), that CTCA, has the capacity to support African governments implement tobacco control strategies as...
A group of farmers from the tobacco growing regions of Uganda have petitioned the Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, urging her to pass the Tobacco Control Bill 2014. The farmers, led by Mr. Sengoma John from Kanungu District noted that the...
July 11, 2014_ Uganda today joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Population Day with a call on government to support efforts that promote young people's aspirations. The celebrations held at Angwekibange Primary School gardens in Dokolo District were held...
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