Uganda Tobacco Control Act 2015 Comes Into Force; Bans Smoking In Public Places
The Uganda Tobacco Control Act 2015 has come into force today, six months after being gazetted on 18th November 2015. The tobacco control bill was passed by Parliament on 28th July 2015, and was assented to by the President on 19th September 2015. The …
Francophone countries undertake training in Tobacco Industry Documents Research in Africa ( TIDRA)
Title: Francophone countries undertake training in Tobacco Industry Documents Research in Africa ( TIDRA) A three day training has been held Dhaka, Senegal, to equip tobacco control actors with techniques to effectively search, use and disseminate tobacco industry information to mitigate tobacco industry policy interference …
How The Tobacco Control Act Will Build This Nation
Many times you’ll be at your local shop waiting in a queue to buy airtime and a 9 year old kid will come running, halt right next to you and extend their hand to through the metallic bars before speaking confidently; bampeeyo sigala wa lukumi! …
World No Tobacco Day 2016-WHO urges countries to prepare for Plain Packaging
Title: World No Tobacco Day 2016-WHO urges countries to prepare for Plain Packaging On May 31, tobacco control advocates all over the world will join efforts to commemorate World No Tobacco Day. The Theme for this year’s campaign is ‘ Get ready for Plain Packaging’, …
ACBF Executive Secretary Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie emphasizes the need for capacity development for tobacco control leadership
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 received by …
CTCA urges capacity development stakeholders to invest in tobacco control capacity to curb the tobacco epidemic
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 organized by the Centre …
National Tobacco Control Focal Persons hailed for their commitment to tobacco control
Title: National Tobacco Control Focal Persons hailed for their commitment to tobacco control December 10, 2015- The Dean School of Public Health and CTCA Director, Prof William Bazeyo has called on Tobacco Control Focal Persons in CTCA’s target countries to be more vigilant in guarding …