ATCRI receives 137 100 CAD from IDRC to manage a multicountry program

The succinct description of the project is on IDRC's site. The budget (for 10 months) is US$ 127.293. The countries involved are: Bénin, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Togo and Uganda.

A post on ATCRI's site mentions a first meeting in Lagos in early October.

African Tobacco Control Research Initiative Scoping Exercise

Project Number 105842Start Date           Program Area/Group SEP | ATSA

Subject Terms	SMOKING | TOBACCO INDUSTRY | LEGISLATION
Area Under Study	Botswana | Central Africa | Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Ethiopia | Gambia | Southern Africa | Mozambique | West Africa | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa | Uganda

137100

Project Type	Research Project
Project Sub-Type	Policy
Project Status	Active
Administrative Unit	Ottawa
Regional Office Area	WARO | ESARO
Responsible Officer	Drope, Ms. Jacqueline Marie
ODA Sector	Health Policy & Admin. Management
Canadian Collaboration	No
Duration (months)	10
Extension (months)	0
Total Funding

Abstract

The African Tobacco Situational Analysis (ATSA) supported by IDRC and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation investigated the critical determinants of success for tobacco control in 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. As the initiative evolved an additional goal was added, that of identifying, implementing and enforcing one or two tobacco control policy interventions. The African Tobacco Control Research Initiative (ATCRI) was established in September 2008 in response to a growing regional movement that identified a need for regional coordination of tobacco control efforts across the continent. This grant will allow ATCRI to assess the tobacco situation and tobacco control activities in an additional six countries (Bénin, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Togo and Uganda). The specific objectives are to undertake baseline surveys, organize stakeholder meetings, identify obstacles to tobacco control, and identify opportunities for policy intervention, particularly in the form of taxation, advertising bans, smoke-free places and graphic health warnings.

Recipient Institution(s)

Incorporated Trustees of Environmental Rights Development Foundation

Acronym	ERDF
Mailing Address	214, USELU - LAGOS ROAD | PO BOX 10577 | BENIN CITY | NIGERIA
Institution Type	Private - Not for Profit
Geographic Scope	Regional
UN Organization	No

Component Number	001
Research Status	Active
Institution Country	Nigeria
Researcher Name	Akinbode Oluwafemi

Comments

[williams ohaeri]

on tobacco in nigeria, much need to be done in the area of evaluation.