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Uganda launches Tobacco Control Capacity Building Programme
At a high-level stakeholder engagement meeting held at the Kampala Golden Tulip Hotel on October 24th 2018, the Center for Tobacco control in Africa (CTCA) launched the tobacco control capacity-building programme (TCCP) in Uganda. The meeting was opened by Dr. Hafsa...
Tobacco Control Webinar Series
Topic Recorded Webinar Language Presentation Presenters Implementing the 17th WCTOH Resolutions in Africa {dd_yt_video}videoid:rIl2NBrLhVQ:width:500:height:300{/dd} English Download Francis Thompson Mettre en oeuvre les résolutions de la 17ème WCTOH en Afrique...
Smoking Out Lies
Download Report Here (English Pdf 3.5 Mbs) Globally, one person dies every six seconds because of tobacco use. If Left unchecked, tobacco is predicted to kill more than 8 million people globally each year by 2030. Conversely, the 6-leading tobacco companies (Phillip...
Prof. William Bazeyo’s State of the School of Public Address highlights tremendous success
Mulago, Kampala- August 30, 2017 The outgoing dean of Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Prof. William Bazeyo has called for the transition of the School into a College, adding that the School has all the requirements to become one. Prof. Bazeyo was...
17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health: Scholarships and free registrations
The 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) is able to offer a number of free registrations to community volunteers or individuals affected by lung disease. Individuals from low- and middle-income countries will be given priority, as will those who are...
Multi-million pounds backing for scientists to tackle tobacco-related harm in Asia and Africa
A team of researchers, led by the University of Stirling, has been awarded £3.4 million from the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Research Councils UK Collective Fund to reduce tobacco-related harm in low and middle-income countries in Asia and Africa. Read MORE
Capacity Building for Tobacco Cessation to Improve Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes in Uganda
A competent needs-based health workforce, aligned to local priorities is essential to addressing the increasing Non-Communicable Diseases in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Uganda. Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) and the Centre for...
BAT Uganda loses court case as the TC Act 2015 becomes fully operational
Following a petition filed by BAT Uganda seeking a temporary injunction on the implementation of tobacco control act 2015, the Constitutional Court has dismissed the application saying that the injunction has no justifiable grounds. The ruling was made on May 18,...
BAT Uganda sues Uganda Government over the Tobacco Control Act, 2015
Kampala, May 10, 2017 The Constitutional Court in Kampala today heard a petition filed by BAT Uganda against the Government of Uganda challenging the constitutionality of the Tobacco Control Act 2015. Court also heard another plea by BAT Uganda seeking a temporary...
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