The Cameroon Coalition to Counter Tobacco (C3T) held on Wednesday, March, 9th, 2016, a press conference in Yaounde. With objective to improve tobacco control in the press.
Despite the evolution of tobacco control activities in Cameroon, the smoking phenomenon is growing. To remedy the situation, the C3T with the support of the Campaign for Tobacco Free kids(CTFK) convened on Wednesday 9th, 2016, the press for an exchange on tobacco control.
This meeting comes within the framework of C3T tobacco control activities, allowing the Cameroonian press to have more information on the situation of smoking in Cameroon. The press is an important educational tool which is why we invited historians of today you are to provide you with more elements for the better treatment of the subjects on tobacco” explained by Paul Marcel MAYAGUI, Communication Officer of C3T. For him, the results of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey(GATS) allowed to better perceive the reality of smoking in Cameroon.
During the meeting, the press was also enlightened on the situation of tobacco control in Cameroon, the maneuvers of the tobacco industry, the proposed draft anti-tobacco law… After rich exchanges on the mentioned topics, journalist have promised to continue raising awareness about the dangers of tobacco, advocacy for the adoption of a strong anti-tobacco law and denouncing violations of the tobacco industry.
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