by Candice | Apr 16, 2021 | News, News, The Gambia
As the coronavirus spreads across the continent, countries need to continue to encourage citizens to maintain the measures that protect them from getting the virus. This includes social distancing, wearing masks and washing their hands. Departments of Health also have...
by Candice | Mar 19, 2021 | News, News
With the theme Tobacco Free Africa: An urgent call for joint action, the aim of the conference is to bring together all the tobacco control actors on the continent. The conference will run over four days from September 27 until 30. Over the four days, there...
by Candice | Mar 19, 2021 | Burkina Faso, News
Reducing tobacco use in a country is only possible if a government has a plan on how they can tackle this problem. For governments, this means that they need a National Tobacco Control Programme, or an NTCP. An NTCP has four main purposes. It helps to prioritise...
by Candice | Mar 19, 2021 | News, Niger
Article 5.3 of the World Health Organisations Framework Convention on Tobacco Control clearly sets out the rules of engagement that governments need to abide by in relation to the tobacco industry. The article was established to ensure that the tobacco industry has no...
by Candice | Mar 19, 2021 | News, Niger
A National Tobacco Control Programme helps governments to develop a structured approach to tobacco control in their countries. It ensures that they have planned and budgeted for tobacco control and makes sure that the strategies chosen in a specific country are...
by Candice | Mar 19, 2021 | Kenya, News
About 28% of the farmers interviewed in Kenya were aware that tobacco farming has led to environmental degradation and deforestation. But the majority of them were not aware of any research on the negative effects of tobacco and why they should switch to alternative...
