5 facts about secondhand smoking and strokes
Smoking is one the leading causes of death in the world, with over 7 million deaths registered per year. After the Stroke Awareness Month, we bring you 5 facts about second hand smoking and strokes. Did you know that: Smoking makes you twice as likely to …
Tobacco Control Committee Gathering and Journalist Awards.
The Tobacco Control Uganda initiative started in Uganda in 2003. This was during a time when a lot of Ugandans were in need of an established law against Tobacco. Public smoking was the order of the day, and the Tobacco Industry was flourishing in its …
Tobacco FREE Fiesta: A day-out celebration on Tobacco Awareness
The rainy Saturday of 14th September 2019 had us on our feet, braving the cold to celebrate the Tobacco FREE Fiesta. This was hosted by UHCA at the Kamwokya Football Pitch. The theme of the day was: “A day-out celebration on tobacco awareness” Many advocates …
Tobacco Death Days Activation in Jinja
As part of our drive to sensitize people an activity aimed at: Increasing knowledge of tobacco Control Promoting compliance for the Tobacco Control Act (TCA) 2015 and On the dangers of Tobacco use, we set out to organize death day’s events in the major towns of …
UNHCO Won the MPOWER Award for Enforcing Bans on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship
Uganda National Health Consumers Organization Honored for its Comprehensive Advertising Bans at Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards for Global Tobacco Control UNHCO Wins MPOWER Award for Enforcing Bans on Tobacco Advertising Uganda National Health Consumers Organization (UNHCO), was honoured at an awards ceremony in South Africa during …
Police arrested shisha smokers and sellers
Police in Kampala has arrested Over 3 and closed shisha sellers shops for contravening the anti-tobacco act 2015 today, that banned smoking shisha and other toxic substances in Uganda. In the operation led by DR Akello from KCCA and CPS commander, several sellers were picked …
East African Court of Justice Stopped URA collecting Tax from BAT
Tobacco Control in Uganda suffered a set back in making tobacco products less affordable following East African Court accepting the application for an injunction against the Excise Duty (Amendment) Act 2017. When Tobacco products are more expensive, Uganda registers many health gains such as less …