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Uganda set to undertake Health cost study on tobacco use
The first ever health cost study on tobacco use in Africa is set to be conducted in Uganda to generate African based evidence on the economic cost of tobacco use that can be used to guide planning for health care, as well as support policy development and...
World no Tobacco Day 2014
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Tax Factsheet
The overall demand for tobacco products is significantly affected by changes in tobacco product taxes and prices. Raising taxes to increase the price of tobacco products is the most effective means to reduce tobacco use (WHO, 2010). Price affects all aspects of...
Mauritania marks World No Tobacco Day with a promise to have the Tobacco control Bill discussed during the current session of Parliament
Mauritania commemorated World No Tobacco Day on Sunday, June 1, 2014, under the global theme "Raise taxes on tobacco." The day’s activities were organized by the National Tobacco Control Program / Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health...
Uganda celebrates World No Tobacco Day 2014 with a call on government to raise tobacco taxes and pass the tobacco control Bill, 2014
Kampala, May 30, 2014: Uganda’s Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has reiterated the commitment of the Ministry of Health to supporting the tobacco control Bill, 2014, currently before the Parliamentary Committee of Health. Hon. Rugunda was on the morning of...
WHO urges countries to raise tobacco taxes
As countries and global partners commemorate World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2014, WHO is calling on countries to raise taxes on tobacco so as to encourage users to stop, to prevent youth from initiation and other people from becoming addicted to tobacco.According to...
CTCA supports target countries to Commemorate World No Tobacco Day, 2014
In line with this year’s World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) theme of increasing tobacco taxes, CTCA has supported its target countries to carry out activities for the day. The theme for this year’s WNTD is Raising Tobacco Taxes, under the slogan reduce tobacco use, save...
Angela Nanyanzi
Program Officer Budget and Operations CTCA Angela Nanyanzi is an East and southern Africa Management Institute MBA graduate of 2013. She joined CTCA in June 2011 as the Program Officer. She is In charge of Finance, Administration and Human Resources at CTCA. She has...
Guide for Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM) for Tobacco Control
The Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) is mandated to support African governments build capacity for tobacco control (TC). In order to accomplish this, CTCA avails among others, resources and toolkits on TC to governments and other TC actors in Africa. This...
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