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PHOTOS: The Rise of Uganda's Tobacco Production
tobacco has become one of Uganda's key exports. Six years after British American Tobacco set up regional headquarters in this East African nation, it has become a key tobacco producer for the company. Agriculture is the backbone of Uganda's economy, it a
Dec 27, 2012
Inter Press Service (IPS)
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Dec 27, 2012 12:36
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[Uganda] Anti Tobacco crusaders want tobacco manufacture banned
Anti Tobacco crusaders have asked government to ban the manufacture of tobacco in Uganda. The group under the Center for Tobacco Control in Africa while meeting in Kampala said that tobacco benefits only the tobacco companies and its money does not help
Jul 6, 2012
UGPulse (ug)
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Jul 6, 2012 12:02
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[Uganda] 500 Kanungu farmers stuck with tobacco
May 8, 2012
The New Vision (ug)
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May 8, 2012 13:44
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[Uganda] Government to sign pact banning illegal sale of tobacco
Uganda is to sign the protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products next week, the government has announced. The agreement seeks to secure the supply chain of tobacco products.
Jan 5, 2013
Daily Monitor (ug)
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Jan 4, 2013 20:39
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[Uganda] LETTER: Put in place a law that ensures total smoke-free environment
The only effective way to protect the public from second-hand smoke is to enact and enforce comprehensive smoke-free laws that cover all public and work places. Partial smoke-free laws that allow for designated smoking areas do not protect public health.
Aug 17, 2012
Daily Monitor (ug)
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Aug 17, 2012 03:12
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[Uganda] LETTER: Shisha smoking is hazardous and its acquisition, use should be limited - Letters
Studies that have examined shisha smokers and the aerosol of shisha smoke have reported high concentrations of carbon monoxide, nicotine, “tar,” and heavy metals.
Mar 8, 2013
Daily Monitor (ug)
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Mar 8, 2013 06:58
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[Sudan South] Uganda's tax body detains Mastermind cigarettes
THE Uganda Revenue Authority is holding truckloads of cigarettes belonging to Mastermind Tobacco Company destined for the South Sudan market. The manufacturer yesterday said URA has been holding five trucks loaded with over 6,000 cartons of cigarettes si
Aug 29, 2012
Nairobi Star (ke)
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Aug 29, 2012 21:34
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[Africa, Uganda] Tobacco companies fight
A Kenyan firm, Mastermind Tobacco Kenya (MTK Ltd) through its subsidiary Continental Tobacco Uganda (CTU Ltd), is accusing Uganda of using the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to block it from using Uganda as a transit for its ‘Supermatch’ branded cigarett
May 25, 2013
The Independent (ug)
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May 26, 2013 02:06
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[Uganda] KIMOSHO: Governmnent should regulate shisha smoking
When you talk to young people who have made it a habit to smoke shisha, they have all the best words they can use to describe it. Some will tell you that it is flavoured, tastes nice and smells sweet. None among them has ever thought of its side effects.
Mar 25, 2013
The Observer (ug)
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Mar 25, 2013 05:58
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[Uganda] APIO-KASYATE: Will banning tobacco growing end smoking?
For the first time ever, over 30 million tobacco famers across the world united to mark – but not to celebrate – World Tobacco Growers day . . . So, while the public health objective remains unquestionably noble, tobacco control is a complex socio-econo
Nov 2, 2012
The Observer (ug)
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Nov 1, 2012 19:08