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Request for Expression of interest to develop anInformation Management System for CTCA Introduction: The Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) was established in July 2011 by the World Health Organization, with funding from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...
TCRA research: Ugandan researcher look at how to take the tobacco sting out of the job for Uganda tourism industry workers
It’s estimated that about 20% of adults who live or work indoors in Uganda are exposed to second-hand smoke. What isn’t known what percentage of tour drivers and guides suffer the same fate. Uganda’s tobacco control law restricts smoking to designated smoking areas...
TCRA research: Ugandan researcher looks into why teenagers in local slums are smoking
Across the globe researchers have noted that in tobacco control studies young people must be prioritized to ensure that there is a productive young population. The challenge is that in Uganda there are a limited number of studies that...
TCRA research: Burkinabé researcher looks at why local school children are using tobacco
Why do young people smoke? This is a question that has baffled many tobacco control researchers, hoping to discourage adolescents and young people from taking up a harmful that can have negative consequences on their health later in life. Studies in Côte...
TCRA research: Zambia researcher looks at the links between child nutrition and food security in tobacco farming communities
Various studies have shown that there are certain periods of the year where farmers in Zambia are subjected to food insecurity. Findings from a Tobacco Farmers Survey conducted in Zambia show that some farmers ran out of maize that they grew on their own...
TCRA research: Ugandan researcher wants to find the latest statistics on young people and tobacco use in the country
When it comes to taking up a habit like smoking, young people are in all probability considered the most vulnerable group. Accordingly, implementing effective ways to prevent cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco use can yield important public health benefits,...
TCRA research: South African researcher finds out the tobacco industry’s role in delaying the country’s new tobacco control law
For close to a decade, tobacco control lobbyists in South Africa have been working towards getting the new tobacco control law enacted in the country. The Draft Control Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill is an important part of tobacco control...
TCRA research: Kenyan researcher wants to assess how prepared counties are to implement tobacco control legislation
In the last decade Kenya has made significant progress introducing laws and policies aimed at reducing the use of tobacco in the country. Kenya’s Tobacco Control Act includes regulations around exposure to second-hand smoke, increases in tobacco tax, limitations on...
TCRA research: How prevalent is green tobacco sickness among tobacco farmers in Zambia, asks Zambian researcher
Tobacco farmers, harvesters and cultivators who work with tobacco leaves have been known to develop green tobacco sickness. Green tobacco sickness is a form of acute nicotine poisoning and is caused by nicotine being absorbed through the skin from wet green tobacco...
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