The National Assembly of the Gambia on the afternoon of Tuesday December 20, 2016 enacted the Tobacco Control Bill, 2016 into law. This comes with a sigh relief to the tobacco control community which has worked tirelessly for the last three years to bring this...
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CTCA supports implementation of the smoke-free environments law in Niger
Niamey, December 7, 2016 The Director General of Health Services for the Ministry of Health in Niger, Dr. Yaroh Asma Gali has hailed the CTCA’s efforts aimed at supporting Niger to implement the various aspects of the tobacco control law. Dr. Yaroh Asma was...
Uganda Tobacco Control advocates condemn Tobacco Industry Interference at the COP 7 meeting in India
Kampala, November 10, 2016 Tobacco control advocates in Uganda have condemned the tactics by the Tobacco Industry to interfere with the 7th Conference of Parties, that is under way in India this week, 7-12, November, 2016. The Advocates under their umbrella of the...
Gambia’s president calls for expeditious passing of the tobacco control bill
Banjul, October 28, 2016: The president of the Islamic Republic of the Gambia, Sheikh Professor Alhagi Dr. Yahya A, J.J. Jameh has called for the expeditious passing of the tobacco control bill, and promised to assent to it as soon as the National Assembly passes...
7th Conference of Parties (COP 7) to review FCTC Implementation & the protocol to eliminate illicit trade
The 7th session of the Conference of Parties (COP 7) is set to take place in India, Delhi, from 7-12 November 2016. The COP is the most important global anti-tobacco conference, and holds regular sessions at two-year intervals under the auspices of the WHO. The...
Government technocrats in Niger oriented on Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC
Niamey, August 10, 2016 The Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa ( CTCA) in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, Niger have held an orientation workshop for government technocrats executing health policies to educate them on their role in implementing Article 5.3...
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