Jump to full article: Ghana Ministry of Information (gh), 2009-12-18
Author: Source: ISD (Priscilla Aidoo)
Intro: The Government is to ban the use and sale of tobacco which is said to be the cause of the loss of 4.9 million lives each year.
The Executive Director of Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), Issah Ali has reiterated that the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the way for the total ban of selling and buying of tobacco products.
He asked the government to strengthen laws on illicit trade, resource the customs preventive service (CEPS) to tackle smuggling, involve security agencies in tobacco control and also cancel any partnership with the tobacco industry.
He made this call at a training workshop held in Accra recently.
He said the theme: “Protecting the future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke”, is to address issues concerning tobacco.
The Principal State Attorney of the Attorney Generals Department, Mrs. Pearl A. Siriboe, also stressed the need for the government to pass the ‘Draft Tobacco Control Bill’ and also ban smoking of tobacco openly in public.
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