Member states of the East African Community ( EAC) have been called upon to accelerate the domestication of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and to take stock of the lessons learnt from the other countries in the region. The EAC Partners were...
The Chairperson of the EAC Sectoral Council of Ministers of Health and Minister of Health for Uganda, Hon. Dr. Christine Ondoa has called on EAC Partner states to come up with a coordinated approach to mainstream tobacco control in all sectors of government. Dr....
March 27, 2013- The Parliament of Rwanda has approved the tobacco control law as part of the process to domesticate the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control ( FCTC). This was revealed by the Prime Minister of Rwanda, Dr. Pierre Damien Habunnuremyi, while...
The 4th Annual East Africa Health, Scientific Conference, International Health Exhibition and Trade Fair is due to take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from March 27-29, 2013. The Conference will be held under the theme, ‘ Regional Health Priorities and Opportunities:...
The World Health Organization ( WHO) in conjunction with the Center for Disease Control ( CDC) will soon release guidelines on mainstreaming tobacco Control into Reproductive Health. This was revealed by Dr. Vinayak Prasad from WHO Headquarters, during a meeting...
March 22, 2013 –The Health Program Coordinator of the Italian Cooperation, Dr. Paolo Giambelli has assured the Center for Tobacco Control Africa ( CTCA) of his personal commitment and that of his government to supporting tobacco control initiatives; ‘ The Italian...
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