Tobacco Control in Africa - TCA

Réunion de concertation des acteurs Francophones en matière de lutte Contre le tabac à Niamey, 18-19 Juillet 2008

Signalée par Djibril sur son blog et informations transmises par Inoussa Saouna.

Au sujet d'une réunion précédente à Ouagadougou en 2007.

Child labour and trafficking in Malawi

From this article.
Source: Nyasa Times

Le Maroc bientôt doté d’une loi interdisant le tabagisme public

Le Sénat marocain est en train de revoir une loi interdisant le tabac dans les lieux publics ainsi que la vente des cigarettes aux mineurs de moins de 18 ans.
Source: Magharebia

The best interview -so far- of Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg about their tobacco control efforts

It is from the BBC. But in fact I just found out on the Bloomberg's site that most of the press conference is now posted on  YouTube. The very good news is that it is cut in short segments so you can choose the one you -eventually- want to watch. Here is another good interview, with Charlie Rose.
 

A blogging experience in Nairobi

From Advocacy Net this project.

Uganda tobacco farmers win suit against BAT

BRITISH American Tobacco Uganda (BATU) has been ordered to pay over sh3b to tobacco farmers as compensation for failure to buy their crop.
As found on the blog of Jackie Tumwine :)

Michael Bloomberg et Bill Gates investissent 375 millions de dollars dans la lutte mondiale antitabac

Ci-dessous le communiqué de presse publié conjointement par les fondations Gates et Bloomberg.

Ici l'article dans Ouest France.

Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates Join Forces to Combat Global Tobacco Epidemic

Bloomberg's Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, which was established in 2005 and includes a $125 million commitment, will be extended with a new $250 million, four-year commitment. This brings Bloomberg's total commitment to date to more than $375 million.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it will invest $125 million over five years to fight the tobacco epidemic, including a $24 million grant to the Bloomberg Initiative. In addition to the grant to Bloomberg, the Gates Foundation will support complementary efforts to reduce high rates of tobacco use in countries such as China and India, as well as to help prevent the tobacco epidemic from taking root in Africa.

Photo courtesy of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation / Federico Rodriguez Caldentey

Nigeria: teens sell cigarettes to survive

What alternative do they have?
The article was initially published in the Daily Trust (Abuja) but can be found on line via All Africa. com

Duncan B versus BAT on YouTube

This short animated film posted on YouTube is a follow up on the film (posted on Google Video).
But it has no relationship with African kids smoking. It is using the film to support kids with cancer. Certainly a worthy cause but what about African children who smoke thanks to BAT?

The film about BAT is now accessible on line on Google Video

Under the new title "Exposed : Africa's Child Smokers" the documentary about BAT's strategy in Africa has been aired again this time on BBC World on 19th and 20th July.

It was shown on the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation national TV Channel 3 on the 20th of July at 11 pm.

You can also now watch it on line on Google video. But the file is big and the download slow. Let us hope for dvds, short segments on YouTube and maybe more media initiatives to counter BAT?

Africa's children and tobacco

The BBC 2 program will be aired on BBC World on July 19th and 20th.

Africa on line: waiting for the web?

This is an article from the New York Times about the situation in Rwanda as far as high speed connections are concerned. Tell us about your situation: do you have access to high speed internet? How expensive is it?

What happened at the WHO Regional Consultative Meeting in Accra?

Participants from over thirty Anglophone and Francophone countries were meeting to discuss a strategy for tobacco control in Africa but where are the reports about it? We found (for now) only this snipet.

Source: Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

Susie De Larosière-Mbouangouore Limbepe parle de l'IMPACT, 4 ans après sa création

Cet entretien réalisé par Isabel Somsert avec la Présidente de l’Initiative de mobilisation panafricaine pour le contrôle du tabac (I.M.P.A.C.T.) a été publié sur le blog Santé en Afrique.

Kenya: The new Tobacco Control Act becomes effective

Effective July 8, smoking is now prohibited in all public places such as offices and workplaces, court and public buildings, factories, cinema halls, theatres, video houses, disco halls, hospitals and other health institutions.
Source: Daily Nation, Nairobi

About the BBC 2 program

Lucy thought Bannatyne was not aggressive enough. Here are the comments on the site of BAT.

En Cote d'Ivoire, des stars contre le cancer (et le tabac)

Ici, sur ce blog et aussi là et sur le site du président... une initiative de la Fondation African Stars Galaxy, fondée par Léonie Bwemba et les footballeurs camerounais Samuel Eto'o Fils et Rigobert Song.

South Africa's new tobacco control bill to come

A report about the meeting that took place in Johannesburg

Source: the Star on line edition.