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The Gambia launches its second COVID-19 tobacco control caravan
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...
Call for abstracts for first Africa Conference on Tobacco and Development now open
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...
Burkina Faso develops a national tobacco control programme
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...
Niger’s tobacco control committee gets a code of conduct
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...
Niger revises it’s national tobacco control programme
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...
How tobacco farmers in Kenya are supported: farmers speak out during research
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...
Kenya starts to investigate alternative livelihoods for tobacco farmers
The Kenyan government, in partnership with the CTCA, has developed a mapping tool to assess the opportunities for alternative livelihood in tobacco growing areas in Kenya. The tool is part of the Kenyan government’s plan to develop a strategy that encourages the...
Uganda makes COVID-19 risk messages available in local languages
Studies have shown that smokers who get COVID-19 have a higher risk of getting more severe symptoms and even face the risk of dying. This is why, when COVID-19 cases started being recorded in Africa, the CTCA took a decision to support COVID-19 and tobacco awareness...
Uganda’s Health Ministry hosts a COVID-19 and tobacco webinar for journalists
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across Africa, and corporates fund the government's COVID-19 response it has become increasing important to ensure that the media, who are reporting on the virus, are aware of the dangers of corporates that compromise public health...
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