South Sudan minister arrested in anti-shisha operation in Kampala
At least 17 people, including a South Sudan government official, were arrested in bars and detained on Saturday on allegations of smoking tobacco in public places. Police in Kampala said the suspects, one of whom identified himself as a minister in the East African country …
Mourning Tobacco deaths in Mbale
Today, Uganda Health Communication Alliance joined the community of Mbale District to mourn tobacco related deaths. Together with the district leaders, the people called for the strict implementation of the Tobacco Control Act 2015 to curb the tobacco related deaths. UHCA’s Coordinator Baguma Richard called …
Tobacco Control Capacity Building Program Launched in Kampala, Uganda
On the 24th October 2018, a high-level stakeholder engagement meeting was held at the Kampala Golden Tulip Hotel, where GCRF tobacco control capacity program and the Center for Tobacco control in Africa (CTCA) launched the tobacco control capacity-building programme (TCCP) in Uganda. Dr. Hafsa Lukwata, …
Police holds three over smoking, dealing in Shisha
Police are holding three suspects who were arrested during an operation conducted in bars selling Shisha. According to the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesman, Luke Owoyesigyire the operation was conducted in conjunction with the Uganda National Health Consumers Organization (UNHCO) recently. Owoyesigyire identified the suspects as; …
Four arrested in crackdown on Shisha smoking
Four people were on Saturday arrested and a number of shisha pots confiscated in the anti-tobacco operation conducted jointly by the Uganda National Health Consumers Organisation (UNHCO) under the Ministry of Health and the police in pursuit of implementation of the Tobacco Control Act 2015. …
Consumers Body Starts Tobacco Control Campaign in Jinja
The Uganda National Health Consumers’ Organization, a public health rights NGO has started a campaign to expose individuals and outlets that have failed to comply with the tobacco control act. The Act enacted three years ago aims to control the demand, supply and consumption of …
Tobacco control measures are working, but too slowly in less-developed countries: WHO
At an international meeting on tobacco control in Geneva, the WHO reported that that nearly two-thirds of the 181 States parties to the WHO Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) have developed strategies “to prevent tobacco industry interference with tobacco control policies”. As a …
UNCDA joins the world in fight against Tobacco use and its effects
The health system in Uganda suffers the distressing effects of a seemingly pleasurable substance, tobacco. More than 80% of the Ugandan population is youthful. Recent statistics however, indicate that over 17% of this segment usese tobacco in the various forms ranking highest in East Africa. …
Kudos to KCCA on banning public smoking
Government did well to ban public smoking and the sale of cigarettes within the city, as well as advertising it in public. However, it is better we work with Government as Ugandans to turn Kampala into a smoke-free city. This move is in line with …
KCCA bans smoking in public places
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has banned smoking in public places in a bid to implement the 2015 Tobacco Control Act. While launching the campaign dubbed “let’s make Kampala smoke free” on Wednesday, the Acting Director Public Health and Environment, Mr Daniel Okello said that …