Smokers of some cigarette brands in The Gambia are no longer deriving the same passion and pleasure from their favourite brands as many shop shelves across the country are now stocked with counterfeited tobacco products, JollofNews can report. The flavour and texture of high-selling cigarette brands such as Bond Street[Read More…]
Tag: Tobacco Control Committee
Gambia: Tobacco Control Committee Craves Budgetary Support
The Director of the Non-communicable Unit of the Ministry of Health has told the National Assembly Committee on Health that despite tobacco being a major contributor to the 34 per cent of non-communicable disease deaths in The Gambia, no budget is allocated to the National Tobacco Control Committee, which thrives[Read More…]
Gambia: Stakeholders Discuss Stringent Measures Against Smoking
Stakeholders in the fight to control smoking in The Gambia have discussed putting in place stringent measures to control tobacco vending and smoking in the country. The Tobacco Control Committee of The Gambia, together with other relevant authorities, on Friday 14 April 2023 had a meeting that discussed various ways[Read More…]
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