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[Belgium, Uganda] Public smoking ban reduces premature deaths - report
While laws on public smoking were effectively implemented in Belgium to achieve the results, the National Environment Regulations Act 2004 in Uganda remains on paper.
Feb 21, 2013
Daily Monitor (ug)
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Feb 21, 2013 17:06
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[Uganda] Tobacco growing has kept Giro poor for 50 years; Draji abandoned it, earns sh6m each year from other crops
. As the sun goes down in a treeless horizon in Wandi, one cannot help but wonder; where, did the tobacco farmers go did wrong or is it just the curse of tobacco?
Feb 21, 2013
The New Vision (ug)
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Feb 21, 2013 10:14
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[Uganda] LETTER: Tobacco growing can have long-lasting hazards in society if not controlled
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr Tress Bucanayandi in meeting with some MPs was quoted to have said it was unnecessary ... if a law to control the activity is not put in place, the nation will continue to levy taxes just to treat a sick population rathe
Feb 13, 2013
Daily Monitor (ug)
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Feb 18, 2013 06:26
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[Uganda] TUMWEBAZE: How second-hand smoke affects you
There is need for a law to regulate usage of tobacco ... Mr Andrew Kwizeera, a member of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, says since the fight for the control of tobacco usage in Uganda is new, “There is limited documentation and most of what we have is j
Feb 14, 2013
Daily Monitor (ug)
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Feb 13, 2013 20:45
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[Uganda] Draft law just made tobacco too expensive
The bill, first moved by Kinkizi East MP Dr Chris Baryomunsi last year, proposes a tax increase on tobacco products, prohibition of the sale and importation of duty-free tobacco products, a ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship and the ba
Feb 6, 2013
The Observer (ug)
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Feb 6, 2013 12:13
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[Uganda] Is smoking in public still illegal?
However, 10 years down the road what do we see? In places like Shoprite Lugogo – any time of the day – be sure to find men and women smoking at Good African Coffee Restaurant. The same happens at Speke Resert Munyonyo as well as Kabalagala and other p
Jan 22, 2013
The New Vision (ug)
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Jan 22, 2013 23:57
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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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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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LETTER: View Point: It's wrong for Uganda shoulder tobacco burden
Uganda shouldn’t be shouldering the tobacco burden because for every $1 received from the tobacco-industry as revenue, the government spends $3 on treating tobacco related illnesses and disease. A study carried out at Mulago hospital also found that:
Nov 30, 2012
The Observer (ug)
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Nov 29, 2012 16:45
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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