Tobacco Control in Africa - TCA

GAMBIA: volunteers trained on tobacco monitoring

In Gambia, the African Network for Information and Action against Drugs (RAID) , recently trained over 20 of its volunteers on monitoring of the implementation of the 2016 Tobacco Control Act tools.RAID Gambia is a registered non-governmental organisation which champions a number of causes such as anti-smoking, substance abuse, illicit drugs trafficking, Aids / HIV, anti baby abandoning and teen pregnancy. The organisation was formed after the realisation that substance abuse and illegal drugs trafficking posed a detrimental effect on public health and the socio-economic structure.

CTCA Phase 2 (2015 -2017): 5 target countries

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Gambia: Tobacco Control in Gambia

This opinion in The Point.

The 10 countries the Consortium works with

The Africa Tobacco Control Consortium works in 10 countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa. These countries include Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Zambia, The Gambia, Gabon, Senegal, Uganda and Congo Brazzaville. You can learn more about our project activities in these countries. For update on our project in the individual countries, please click on the country name below: Updates on our In-Country Projects

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Gambia: a one day 'sensitisation" forum about "re-enforcing" the tobacco control regulations

The forum reminded that as of October 1st new health warnings will be mandatory. As for "re-enforcing" the laws... it will be up to the police, encouraged by an editorial in the Daily Observer and the example of the no-smoking policy enacted in the judiciary complex in Banjul. Time will tell.

Source: AllAfrica

Gambia: smokers who cannot quit wish manufacturers stop producing cigarettes

Wishful thinking...
Source: AllAfrica and Foroyaa on line

From the Daily Observer in Gambia: Tobacco and Health

This editorial was published of February 9 by the Daily Observer.
Source: AllAfrica

Gambia: an education forum about smokefree public places in the Central River Region

Source: AllAfrica

Gambia youth network against Tabacco

From the Gambia Observer

Gambia: Country Has Yet To Ratify Convention

"At The World Health Assembly in May 2003, the member states of the World Health Organisation (WHO) agreed on a ground breaking public health treaty to control tobacco supply and consumption." Says WHO Communications Officer, Mr. Gassama. According to him, Gambia signed the WHO FCTC on the 16th of June 2003, but has not yet ratified it.

Source: All Africa. com