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  Kenya: Bridging the gap between policy and practice

By  Anne-Marie  Schryer-Roy

Government  officials  in  major  towns  across  Kenya  are  officially  declaring  their municipalities  to  be  Smokefree.  Following  enforcement  trainings  organized   ... more

  British American Tobacco sees signs of recovery

British  American  Tobacco,  the  world's  second-biggest  cigarette  maker,  reported  signs  global  economies  were  starting  to  improve,  as  it  met  forecasts   ... more

  Committee on Tobacco Control Inaugurated

A  Deputy  Minister  for  Health,  Hon.  Dr.  Oakley  Quaye-Kumah,  on  Thursday  25,  2010,  inaugurated  a  nine-member  Local  Planning  Committee  of   ... more

  South Africa: Pressure Groups Want Higher Tobacco Tax

The  National  Council  Against  Smoking  (NCAS)  has  urged  finance  minister  Pravin  Gordhan  to  review  tobacco  tax  rates  in  South  Africa. Gordhan   ... more

  Malawi: Revenue lost in smuggled tobacco

Malawi  is  annually  losing  tens  of  thousands  of  financial  resources  through  uncollected  revenue  due  to  rampant  tobacco  smuggling.  Tobacco  is   ... more

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Welcome to ATCRI

The Africa Tobacco Control Regional Initiative (ATCRI) is a response to the challenge of well-focused, coordinated and well- resourced tobacco control programming in Africa. The Initiative being hosted by Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) got take –off grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS) and Cancer Research UK.

ATCRI promotes the adoption, implementation and enforcement of effective in-country tobacco control policies, legislation and programmes across the African continent by providing the platform for information sharing, institutional support and capacity building among all tobacco-control stakeholders.

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ATCC Call for Concept Notes
The  African  Tobacco  Control  Consortium  is  a  coalition  of  public  health  organizations  focused  on  preventing  a  tobacco  epidemic  in  Africa.   The  Consortium  is  comprised  of  the  Africa  Tobacco  Control  Alliance  (ATCA),  Africa  Tobacco  Control  Regional  Initiative  (ATCRI),  the  American  Cancer  Society,  the  Campaign  for  Tobacco-Free  Kids  (CTFK),  Framework  Convention  Alliance  (FCA)  and  the  International  Union  Against  Tuberculosis  and  Lung  Disease  (The  Union).

The  Consortium  is  now  accepting  applications  for  Tobacco  Action  Grants  to  support  policy  change  efforts  in  sub-Saharan  Africa.  Non-governmental  organizations  (NGOs)  or  academic  institutions  from  sub-Saharan  Africa  are  eligible  to  apply  for  grants.  Applicants  must  be  recognized  legal  entities  capable  of  entering  into  contractual  arrangements  and  assuming  legal  and  financial  obligations.  Applicants  cannot  be  (or  have  been)  recipients  of  financial  support  from  any  tobacco  product  manufacturer  or  the  parent,  subsidiary  or  affiliate  of  a  tobacco  product  manufacturer.  Individuals  are  not  eligible  for  grants.

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Africa Lawyers Network

The  International  Legal  Consortium  at  the  Campaign  for  Tobacco-Free  Kids  (CTFK)  and  the  Africa  Tobacco  Control  Alliance  (ATCA)  on  October  23rd,  2009,  opened  a  Legal  Workshop  for  Tobacco  Control  Lawyers  in  Africa.  The  meeting  which  took  place  in  Nairobi,  Kenya  with  over  50  lawyers  from  over  32  countries  present,  was  developed  to  provide  the  platform  for  discussing  common  concerns  and  issues  related  to  tobacco  control  in  Africa,  sharing  information  on  effective  tobacco  control  legislation  and  shaping  the  goals,  objectives  and  activities  of  a  Lawyers  network  for  the  ...

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Building  strategic  partnership  with  the  Media  has  been  one  of  ATCRI's  core  objectives  in  the  African  region.  The  Africa  Journalists  Network  became  the  approriate  channel  for  rallying  media  support  for  tobacco  control  in  the  region,  while  providing  the  platform  for  a  continuos  process  of  improving  the  capacity  of  journalists  to  report  on  current  issues  in  tobacco  control  and  foster  rich  cross-border  partnership  with  other  journalist  network  groups  in  other  countries  within  the  region. 
ATCRI's  concept  and  model  of  a  journalist  network  thrives  on  the  need  to  create  ...

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Africa Tobacco Control Situational Analysis

The  African  Tobacco  Situational  Analysis  (ATSA)  is  a  two-year  initiative  of  the  International  Development  Research  Centre  (IDRC)  with  the  support  of  the  Bill  and  Melinda  Gates  Foundation.  The  initiative  was  launched  in  December  2007,  and  after  a  competitive  review  process  (through  a  Call  for  Letters  of  Intent),  12  Sub-Saharan  African  country  teams  were  selected  for  funding.  The  overall  objectives  of  the  initiative  are  to  understand  the  critical  determinants  of  success  for  tobacco  control  in  Sub-Saharan  Africa,  and  to  inform  the  development  and  implementation  of  tobacco  control  strategies  ...

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ATCC Call for Concept Notes
The  African  Tobacco  Control  Consortium  is  a  coalition  of  public  health  organizations  focused  on  preventing  ...
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Africa Marks World No Tobacco Day

Activities  came  high  in  countries  accross  Africa  as  tobacco  control  advocates  and  institutions  mark  this  ...
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INB-4 ends without Final Agreement

 

The  Intergovernmental  Negotiating  Body  on  a  Protocol  on  Illicit  Trade  in  Tobacco  Products'  fourth  session  ...
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Nigeria: Speed up tobacco bill, group tells assembly


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Experts slam tobacco industry, calls for concerted effort as the World celebrates 5 years of WHO FCTC

World  Health  Organisation  chief  Margaret  Chan  on  Friday  accused  "ruthless,  devious"  tobacco  companies  of  bullying  ...
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Fourth Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC
Location: Punta del Este, Uruguay

Dates: 15th November, 2010 - 20th November, 2010
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