Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa

Africa Conference on Tobacco and Development

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As the COVID-19 caseload continues to rise, studies are starting show how smokers who contract the virus are more likely to suffer severe symptoms and even die.

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CTCA was established in July 2011 by the World Health Organisation. The center provides technical and institutional support to governments in Africa.

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Funding for Tobacco Control Research in Africa

CTCA has opened its first call for funding of tobacco control research in Africa to Masters and PhD students. There are eight research priority areas. First deadline is June 30, 2020.

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ACBF Executive Secretary Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie emphasizes the need for capacity development for tobacco control leadership

May 9, 2016 | News

The Executive Secretary ( ES) of The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Zimbabwe, Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie this morning paid a courtesy call to the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa ( CTCA) at Centre’s premises in Kasangati, near Kampala. The ES was...

CTCA urges capacity development stakeholders to invest in tobacco control capacity to curb the tobacco epidemic

May 9, 2016 | News

Stakeholders attending the 3rd Pan-African Capacity Development Forum ( ACDF) in Harare, Zimbabwe have been cautioned to invest in capacity for tobacco control as one of the priorities for the social economic transformation for Africa. This was during aside event...