Jump to full article: Leadership (ng), 2009-12-23
Author: Written by Abiodun Oluwarotimi, New York
Intro: The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has extended a helping hand to the Government of Bangladesh, a coalition of more than 300 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other groups to work together to implement its 2005 national tobacco control law.
As part of the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use (BI), since 2007 The Union has provided more than $US 1.5 million in technical and financial support to
strengthen tobacco control efforts through improved cooperation between the government and NGOs.
"Assisting their collaboration ensures that tobacco control activities are cohesive and consequently more effective", said Dr Nils E Billo, Executive Director of The Union in a press release sent to Leadership Correspondent in New York.
Bangladesh is one of the top five tobacco-using countries in the world and one of the most densely populated.
"Changing the law is a major achievement, but implementing it fully will take time and action on many fronts", added Dr Billo.
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