Abstract

The African Tobacco Situational Analysis (ATSA) supported by IDRC and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation investigated the critical determinants of success for tobacco control in 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. As the initiative evolved an additional goal was added, that of identifying, implementing and enforcing one or two tobacco control policy interventions. The African Tobacco Control Research Initiative (ATCRI) was established in September 2008 in response to a growing regional movement that identified a need for regional coordination of tobacco control efforts across the continent. This grant will allow ATCRI to assess the tobacco situation and tobacco control activities in an additional six countries (Bénin, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Togo and Uganda). The specific objectives are to undertake baseline surveys, organize stakeholder meetings, identify obstacles to tobacco control, and identify opportunities for policy intervention, particularly in the form of taxation, advertising bans, smoke-free places and graphic health warnings.

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