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WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control ( FCTC) project for the EAC launched
The Chairperson of the EAC Sectoral Council of Ministers of Health and Minister of Health for Uganda, Hon. Dr. Christine Ondoa has called on EAC Partner states to come up with a coordinated approach to mainstream tobacco control in all sectors of government. Dr....
Rwanda’s Parliament approves Tobacco Control Law
March 27, 2013- The Parliament of Rwanda has approved the tobacco control law as part of the process to domesticate the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control ( FCTC). This was revealed by the Prime Minister of Rwanda, Dr. Pierre Damien Habunnuremyi, while...
4th Annual EAC Health & Scientific Conference to discuss public health, social and economic dimensions of tobacco control &NCDs
The 4th Annual East Africa Health, Scientific Conference, International Health Exhibition and Trade Fair is due to take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from March 27-29, 2013. The Conference will be held under the theme, ‘ Regional Health Priorities and Opportunities:...
WHO and the Centre for Disease Control ( CDC) to release Guidelines on Mainstreaming Tobacco Control into Reproductive Health
The World Health Organization ( WHO) in conjunction with the Center for Disease Control ( CDC) will soon release guidelines on mainstreaming tobacco Control into Reproductive Health. This was revealed by Dr. Vinayak Prasad from WHO Headquarters, during a meeting...
CTCA strategises to interest Development Partners into prioritizing Tobacco Control
March 22, 2013 –The Health Program Coordinator of the Italian Cooperation, Dr. Paolo Giambelli has assured the Center for Tobacco Control Africa ( CTCA) of his personal commitment and that of his government to supporting tobacco control initiatives; ‘ The Italian...
Tanzania Legislators visit Uganda to share experiences on enacting tobacco control laws
The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, has hosted legislators from Tanzania, who visited Uganda to learn from their fellow MPs, about the process of enacting a Tobacco Control bill. The visiting team was led by Hon. Dr. Faustine Englebet Ndunglile,...
CTCA and WHO Engage UN Country Team in Uganda
The UN Resident Coordinator for Uganda, Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa-Onochie,has assured WHO and the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa ( CTCA) of the commitment of the UN Agencies to support tobacco control. This was communicated in response to a brief address to the UN...
WHO Urges Countries to Speed up Implementation of the Time-Bound FCTC Provisions
Johannesburg, South Africa: 29th February 2013:- Countries that signed and ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) have been urged to speed up the implementation of the time bound provisions of the Protocol to avoid faulting the provision of...
Pictorial Health Warnings (PHWs)
CTCA has provided the Step by Step Guide to assist governments to implement Article 11 of the WHO-FCTC.The Guide draws from FCTC guidelines on Article 11,existing evidence on the effectiveness of PHWs, the WHO Database on PHWs as well as country best practices on...
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