A subjective selection of significant posts among the 160 published in 2011 (+ 40 in French on Vers une Afrique Sans Tabac). Sorry but no systematic links (too long to do).
December 27: Third version of Honest Feedback, advocating for transparency, 2007-2011
December 21: Gates Foundation's grant to ACS-African Consortium grows from $7 million to $7.884.847 (+12,6%)
December 19: What is the real financial situation of the organizations involved in promoting tobacco control in Africa?
December 12: Journalists workshop in Congo Brazza
December 6: CTCA visited by IDRC team
December 5: Nigeria President does not sign Tobacco Control Act
December 1: 2 year anniversary of the WHO TC program in Africa
December 1: Ghana not implementing FCTC
November 30: What happened to the Gates Foundation $18 million grant to BI?
November 29: Creation of the blog for the Senegalese League Against Tobacco (in French) to help them disseminate their message on the internet
November 28: GF erroneously attributes graphic warnings to Niger in their Tobacco Strategy Overview (page 1, pdf). Not implemented yet. Only on Mauritius.
November 28: Bloomberg Initiative global report 2007-2011
November 24: The Togolese Government thinks about implementing the new tobacco control law but claims lack of funds and hopes of support from the international community
November 23: How GF partners with journalists
November 22: Jeff Raikes: We need to hear from you!
November 20: Book Tobacco control in Africa: people, politics and policies, edited by Jeffrey Drope for IDRC
November 5: CTFK renewed search for a Director Africa
November 1: Inauguration of the Center for Tobacco Control in Africa at Makarere University
October 26: EU Commission answer to a request for information about a contract with WHO
October 11: Global Smokefree Worksite Challenge: what place for Africa and what happened to the Global Smokefree Partnership/
September 29: New website for the National Council Against Smoking (South Africa)
September 24: Bill Gates supports raising taxes on tobacco worldwide
September 22: Creation of a blog for the Alliance antitabac de RCA (Bangui), in French.
September 19: WNTD 2012 theme: Tobacco Industry Interference
September 8: How diificult is it to speak truth to power at the Gates Foundation? Comments about the Alliance Magazine issue devoted to the Gates Foundation
September 6: 2nd edition of Honest Feedback, including the first e-book version
September 4: $300K grant from CTFK to ADC (Adam Daouda, Chad)
September 2: African Tobacco Control Advocates open a page on Facebook
August 26: Euromonitor Industries about the future of tobacco in Africa
August 24: GF awards $18 million to Bloomberg Philanthropies with a special focus on Africa (later "erased" from the site)
August 15: Ghana not implementing tobacco control legislation
June 15: CTFK awards $15K grant to Ghana
May 29: Winners of the 2011 WNTD awards for Africa
May 21: Publication that the GF grant to ACS to organize the Johannesburg conference was $451.720
May 19: What future for tobacco control advocates in Tanzania?
May 13: The African Tobacco Control Consortium claims budgetary problems, will work with 10 countries
May 6: 6 training sessions for journalists in 6 countries but how many articles?
April 18: Bill Gates priorities: total transparency, rigorous assessment of cost effectiveness, impact evaluation
April 9: ATCA elects new Board (2011-2013)
March 25: CTFK looking for Director Africa
March 24: CTFK awards grants to Ghana and Mozambique
March 23: ATCA's commitment to transparency and accountability (including audited financial accounts)
not implemented.
March 18: Who's who: the staff of the African Tobacco Control Consortium
March 13: ATCC looking for TC good fellows
March 10: Jeff Raikes concerned about getting feedback
March 9: ATCA 2 year activities report (2009-2010). No financial audit presented.
March 8: 10 indicators for a transparency scorecard
March 8: Ebeh Kodjo to represent Africa at the FCA Board
February 6: www.tobaccocontrolaws.org
February 25: Methodological workshop on tobacco taxation in West Africa in Dakar
February 23 : What to think about the new tobacco control law passed in Burkina Faso (promulgated December 31, 2010) in French
February 3/5: ACS ATSA meeting in Johannesburg
January 25: ATCC January 2011 Newsletter
January 23: Gates Foundation Guide to Actionable Measurement: How to Evaluate Progress
January 22: Bill Gates Sr about the importance of admitting failure (Engineers without borders)
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