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.

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...

The KOMPLY Smoke Free Collaboration Project

KOMPLY Report Download (7.6Mb) KOMPLY Factsheet Download (1.8Mb) This is the first report from a project that was conceptualized and conducted by the KOMPLY Collaboration, an international team of health advocates, clinicians and researchers.The team members were...

Health Cost of Tobacco Use in Uganda

-Download Report here -Factsheet HCS The economic cost of tobacco use is a well-studied issue in the context of high-income countries. It has been measured in only a handful of low and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is partly because the tobacco epidemic is...