Jump to full article: The Namibian (na), 2008-10-31
Author: STAFF REPORTER
Intro: CABINET has given the Ministry of Health the green light to table the long-awaited Tobacco Products Control Bill in the National Assembly soon.
The Bill aims to make Namibia comply with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which requires parties to "adopt and implement effective legislative, executive, administrative and/or other measures for preventing and reducing tobacco consumption, nicotine addiction and exposure to tobacco smoke".
The FCTC was adopted by the World Health Assembly in May 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland.
It is an international instrument aimed at controlling and reducing tobacco use and its negative effects on health, the economy and the environment, according to a press release from Cabinet this week. . . .
The Tobacco Products Control Bill is aimed at establishing a Tobacco Products Control Committee to advise the Minister on matters related to the use of tobacco products; to provide for the constitution, powers, duties and functions of the Committee; to provide for the reduction of demand for and supply of tobacco products; to provide for protection from exposure to tobacco smoke; to provide for the establishment of a fund for the control of tobacco products and to provide for related and incidental matters.
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