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.
Five ways to stop young people from smoking: a podcast
Ozayr Patel, The Conversation A podcast from The Conversation Africa's Pasha series, giving young people five ways to stop smoking Most adult smokers take up the habit before the age of 20. So, if governments can prevent young people from smoking, it’s likely they...
COVID-19, NCDs and tobacco: not enough African governments are offering quit services
Less than half of the of governments on the continent have included tobacco cessation services in their COVID-19 response plans. This is according to an assessment done by the World Health Organisation. The global health body carried out the assessment on the...
John Mayeya: a mentor and pillar in tobacco control in Zambia
BY BILKE MULENGA, Department of Health, Zambia John Mayeya will be remembered as a gallant solider of public health, mental health services and tobacco control. Mayeya passed on tragically and suddenly on August 8, 2020 after succumbing to...
Young people are key to a nicotine-free future: five steps to stop them smoking
Sam Filby, University of Cape Town and Corné van Walbeek, University of Cape Town Tobacco use kills more than 8 million people each year. Most adult smokers start smoking before the age of 20. This implies that if one can get through adolescence without smoking, the...
12 Masters and PhD students to get tobacco control research grants as CTCA sets African research agenda
This first round of calls will target students with innovative research to address any of the eight research priorities that were identified in the tobacco control research agenda for Africa.
Smokers who get COVID-19 have a higher chance of suffering more severe symptoms than their counterparts
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. COVID-19 is the coronavirus outbreak that has crippled the globe, leading to more than 1.2 million cases...
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