Empowering Africa's Tobacco Control
Championing Evidence-Based Strategies for a Tobacco-Free Future
Our Mission and Vision
The Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) is dedicated to empowering African nations to implement effective tobacco control strategies. Our mission is to provide evidence-based support to governments, fostering policy development, research, and capacity building. Established in collaboration with key partners like WHO and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CTCA strives to reduce tobacco use across the continent through strategic initiatives and partnerships.
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...
Developing a tobacco control roadmap in The Gambia
Over the last two decades The Gambia has put together a good collection of laws that encourage tobacco control. It has enacted the Tobacco Control Act and issued the Tobacco Control Regulations. It has ratified the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco...
CTCA and Uganda Health Ministry bring together tobacco control stakeholders
The CTCA and the Uganda Ministry of Health held an engagement meeting to fastback tobacco control activities in the country. The meeting brought together the Ministry of Health Director General, the Commissioner of Non-Communicable Diseases, the Director of Curative...
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