Ghana's Tobacco Control Measures of the Public Health Bill at the "Considerations Stage"
Ghana's Public Health Bill 2011 is at the Considerations Stage after going through the Second Reading. The Consideration started on friday, 9th March 2012.
Health Minister Petitioned on Pictorial Health Warnings and Tobacco Control Fund
The coalition on the tobacco control bill has advocated the establishment of a tobacco control fund for Ghana. According to the coalition the fund when established would afford government the opportunity to raise money for the purposes of treating ailments that may occur as result of tobacco use directly or indirectly, among others.
They propose that taxes on tobacco products as well ...
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GhanaWEB.com: Tobacco Control Bill Finally in Parliament 24th July, 2011 -
By Jeorge Wilson Kingson
After about seven years of intense lobbying and agitation for tobacco control legislation for Ghana, minister for Health, Joseph Yeileh Chireh, has finally presented the draft legislation on the Tobacco Control Bill for the consideration of Parliament.
The Bill which forms part of the enlarged Public Health ... Read More
Ghana: NGO launches report on implementation of FCTC 9th November, 2010 -
Government has been asked to expedite action on the passage of the Tobacco Bill, to reduce the burden of tobacco related diseases on the citizenry and economy.
Mr Issa Ali, Executive Director of the Alternative Development (VALD), a health oriented non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Tuesday made the call at the launch ... Read More
NGO calls for early passage of Tobacco Bill 7th October, 2010 -
Accra, Oct. 7, Ghana News Agency (GNA) - Mr Labram Musah Massawudu, Programme Director, Vision for Alternative Development, a non-governmental organisation on Wednesday called on the government to present the Tobacco Control Bill to Parliament for passage.
He said the Mills Administration should stand strong in the face of ... Read More
GhanaWEB.com: Tobacco Control Bill Finally in Parliament
Ghana: NGO launches report on implementation of FCTC
NGO calls for early passage of Tobacco Bill 
