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World No Tobacco Day 2022

Over 4,750,000 Community Members in Uganda Sensitized on The Negative Impacts of Tobacco Consumption on Health and The Environment

The Ministry of Health in Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO…
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Awareness raising among Communities in Uganda on the negative impact of Tobacco

Ending Tobacco Farming Leads To A Healthy Environment And A Healthier Population

Op-ed - The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health…
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Launch of tobacco-free farms in Kenya

Launch of tobacco-free farms in Kenya

Nairobi - Hundreds of farmers in Migori County, Kenya will break free…
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Dissemination of the tobacco surveys’ findings by the VISA NGO, the University of Mauritius and the World Health Organization

Dissemination of the tobacco surveys’ findings by the VISA NGO, the University of Mauritius and the World Health Organization

Port Louis. The findings of two tobacco surveys conducted to explore…
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Professor Bontle Mbongwe, after delivering her acceptance speech at the World No Tobacco Award Ceremony

Professor Mbongwe receives an important recognition for her role in the fight against tobacco consumption in Botswana

3 August 2021, Gaborone: Every year, the World Health Organization (…
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WHO awards Ethiopian Official, Ms Heran Gerba in honor of her fight for tobacco control

WHO awards Ethiopian official Ms Heran Gerba in honor of her fight for tobacco control

Addis Ababa - Ms. Heran Gerba, Director General (DG), Ethiopia Food…
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How Mauritius is tackling NCD risk factors in the context of COVID-19?

Introduction The Republic of Mauritius is an island state in the…
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Youth advocate in Kenya’s tobacco control drive

Youth advocate in Kenya’s tobacco control drive

Nairobi – Much earlier in her life, Martha Kombe, now 24, watched…
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The last cigarette: Tanzanian’s resolve to quit

The last cigarette: Tanzanian’s resolve to quit

Dar es Salaam – Four months ago, Musa Adonicus Sambala declared…
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Antismoking activist helping to kick the habit in Mauritania

Antismoking activist helping to kick the habit in Mauritania

Nouakchott – Twenty-one-year-old university student Sidi Bolle…
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