Nouakchott; March, 24, 2017 Members of Parliament in Mauritania are convening in the capital of Nouakchott to review the country’s tobacco control status and discuss strategies for controlling the effects of tobacco use. In an advocacy meeting by CTCA, the members...
The Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa has been hailed for coming up with a great repositioning concept that will steer the Centre to great strides in addressing the TC changing needs of Africa. This was during the Phase II 3rd sitting of the Steering Committee at...
In line with the Centre’s vision of being a sustainable Centre of excellence for empowering African governments to implement Tobacco Control, CTCA successfully convened its inaugural TC regional meeting as a critical step towards making itself more relevant to...
In response to the tobacco use burden and its impacts, the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) was established by the World Health Organisation (WHO) at Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) with funding from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...
On December 30, 2016, the President of the Gambia assented to the tobacco control bill that was passed by the National Assembly on December 20, 2016. CTCA would like to join other partners to congratulate the government of the Gambia and all the tobacco control...
CTCA is set to convene a regional tobacco control meeting that will provide a platform for African governments under its program support and TC pivotal actors to harmonize understanding on Tobacco Control response and strategies for Africa. The meeting to be held in...
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