Namibia strengthens tobacco control
September 25, 2023 by who.int
Namibia strengthens tobacco control
The Ministry of Health and Social Services with support from WHO conducted a five-day tobacco training workshop to strengthen tobacco control measures in the country. Namibia ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in November 2005. [...] the Namibian government banned all tobacco product advertisements in the electronic and print media, billboards and promotion well before the Tobacco Products Control Act of 2010 was signed into law.
11.70% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 181,781 current smokers in Namibia 19.80% of men are current smokers but only 4.40% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
