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TOBACCO PRODUCT REGULATION
TOBACCO PRODUCT REGULATION The increase of production and consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products, especially in Africa is of great health concern. Tobacco products contain nicotine, which induces a dependence disorder (addiction) and other inherent...
Demand Reduction Measures
DEMAND REDUCTION MEASURES OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS Despite growing evidence since the 1950s of the hazards of tobacco use, the Tobacco Industry has continued to carry out its trade with impunity. Interventions to reduce the demand of tobacco products that are...
TOBACCO CONTROL POLICY AND LEGISLATION
The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC), spells out as one of the general obligations to the Parties (Article 5), the establishment, or enforcement of public health policies with respect to tobacco control. The Parties are further obliged to...
Agreement reached on a Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products
Seoul, Republic of Korea -November 13, 2012 : The Fifth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control ( COP 5) opened on Monday November 12 with a call on delegates to continue using science and evidence with supportive...
French Version of the Tobacco Atlas launched with predictions of devastating health and economic harm in Africa
October 8, 2012- The French version of The Tobacco Atlas – Fourth Edition has been launched in Dakar, Senegal with a call on African governments to set up aggressive tobacco control interventions to minimize the predicted negative trends of death, Disease and...
Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Non-Communicable Diseases (PFNCDS) heightens advocacy for the Tobacco Control Bill 2012
October 8, 2012 - The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has once again reiterated her commitment to ensuring that the country gets a comprehensive tobacco control legislation as soon as possible. This was during a sensitization seminar for...
WHO’s Deputy Regional Director for Afro, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, hails CTCA for an impressive start
Kampala- Friday September 28, 2012 - The WHO Deputy Regional Director for Afro, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti has hailed CTCA for an impressive start in the target countries. Dr. Moeti was visiting the CTCA offices in Kasangati, near Kampala to acquaint herself with the...
Kenya embarks on developing Pictorial Health Warnings ( PHWs) for packages of tobacco products
Nairobi - September 19, 2012; The government of Kenya has started the process of developing Pictorial Health Warnings to be displayed on all packages of tobacco products. This is in accordance with article 11 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (...
CTCA applauds the Council of Ministers in Mauritania for adopting the Tobacco Control Bill
The Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa ( CTCA) has hailed Council of Ministers in Mauritania for adopting the Tobacco control Bill 2012. The decision follows a validation process by tobacco control stakeholders in the country which reviewed the draft Bill in June...
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