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Niamey-December 17, 2015 Participants during the Enforcement training in Niger Implementers of tobacco control in Niger have been called upon to be more vigilant in their work  as they implement tobacco control. Dr Mai Moctar Hassane, the Inspector General of Health...

The Director General of Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Niger, Dr. Qasma Ghali has hailed CTCA’s partnership with the Government of Niger which she said will go a long way in enhancing the implementation of tobacco control in the country.  Dr. Ghali was...

December 10, 2015- The Dean School of Public Health and CTCA Director, Prof William Bazeyo has called on Tobacco Control Focal Persons in CTCA’s target countries to be more vigilant in guarding public health policies against Tobacco Industry Interference. The Dean was...

Gates Africa Tobacco Control Partners are meeting in Addis to discuss TC updates and develop action plans for the next year. The meeting, hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is attended by both regional and global TC partners   and advocates including...

1.0 Preamble On September 19, 2015, Uganda’s President, Yoweri K. Museveni assented to the historical Tobacco Control Act ( TCA) 2015, following its being passed into law by parliament on July 28, 2015.  This Act makes Uganda one of the few countries that have gone...

Kampala, October 13, 2015 –  Tobacco Control advocates from five African countries are attending a training in Kampala, Uganda to equip them with techniques to effectively search, use and disseminate information from the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. The objective...

Following the passing of the Uganda Tobacco Control Bill 2015 by Parliament on July 28, President Museveni, has assented to the Act, facilitating yet another milestone in tobacco control, not just in Uganda, but in Africa as a whole. The Act that was assented to by...