Implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Africa: Current Status of Legislation
Abstract
:Objective
Methods
Results
Conclusion
1. Background
2. Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Protection from Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (FCTC Article 8)
3.1.1. Current Status of Legislation and Compliance with the FCTC
3.1.2. Obstacles to FCTC Implementation
3.2. Packaging and Labeling of Tobacco Products (FCTC Article 11)
3.2.1. Current Status of Legislation and Compliance with the FCTC
3.2.2. Obstacles to FCTC Implementation
3.3. Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship (FCTC Article 13)
3.3.1. Current Status of Legislation and Compliance with the FCTC
3.3.2. Obstacles to FCTC Implementation
3.4. Africa’s Progress in Implementation of the FCTC Articles 8, 11 and 13 can be Summarised as Follows
4. Conclusions
- Conflict of InterestThe author declares no conflict of interest.
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Country | Protection From Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (Article 8) | Packaging and Labelling of Tobacco Products (Article 11) | Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship (Article 13) |
---|---|---|---|
Algeria | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Angola | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Benin | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Botswana | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Burkina Faso | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Burundi | 4 | X | 4 |
Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Cape Verde | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Central African Republic | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Chad | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Comoros | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Congo | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Cote d ’Ivoire | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Democratic Rep of Congo | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Eritrea | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Ethiopia | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Gabon | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Gambia | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Ghana | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Guinea | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Guinea Bissau | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Kenya | 4 | 3 | 2 ** |
Lesotho | 4 | X | 2 |
Liberia | 4 | 4 | X |
Madagascar | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Malawi | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Mali | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Mauritania | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Mauritius | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Mozambique | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Namibia | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Niger | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Nigeria | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Rwanda | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Senegal | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Seychelles | 1 | 3 | 1 *** |
Sierra Leone | 4 | 4 | 4 |
South Africa | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swaziland | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Togo | 4 | 4 | 4 |
United Rep. of Tanzania | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Uganda | 3 **** | 4 | 4 |
Zambia | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Zimbabwe | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleTumwine, Jacqueline. 2011. "Implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in Africa: Current Status of Legislation" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 8, no. 11: 4312-4331. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph8114312