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Journalists invited to conference on tobacco consumption in Uganda 

Journalists and journalism students in Uganda interested in public health can attend a symposium on March 3 in Kampala which will analyze the potential political implications of draft legislation that seeks to reduce tobacco consumption in the country.

The conference, which take place at Triangle Hotel, will evaluate legislation drafted in light of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The FCTC, ratified recently in Uganda, requires states to limit the consumption and supply of tobacco.

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