[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Screen heading: Tobacco tax study in Mauritius. Screen caption: Study shows that higher tax on cigarettes in Mauritius would reduce consumption and increase revenue. Inside: A REVIEW OF EXCISE TAXES ON CIGARETTES IN MAURITIUS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A study carried out in Mauritius in 2018 by the University of Cape Town and the University of […]
Celebration of World No Tobacco Day 2016
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]VISA marked World No Tobacco Day 2016 by organizing a series of activities aimed at promoting the enforcement of the Public Health (Restrictions on Tobacco Products) Regulations 2008. These included the following: Training of 200 members of the police force through 5 one-day regional training workshops, organized in the month of May 2016 in collaboration […]
Protest against setting up a manufacturing plant in Mauritius (2016)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In 2016, VISA wrote to the Prime Minister of Mauritius about the persistent rumours that an overseas tobacco company, known as Pacific Cigarette Company, had applied to the Board of Investment for permit to sell and manufacture cigarettes in Mauritius. VISA strongly opposed giving authorisation to the Pacific Cigarette Company to operate in Mauritius […]
Training of 200 members of the Mauritius Police Force (2016)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]VISA marked World No Tobacco Day 2016 by organizing a series of activities aimed at promoting the enforcement of the Public Health (Restrictions on Tobacco Products) Regulations 2008. These included the following: Training of 200 members of the police force through 5 one-day regional training workshops, organized in the month of May 2016 in collaboration […]
A study in nightclubs to assess compliance with the smoke-free legislation in Mauritius – 2020
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Sticker: Nous sommes une génération de non-fumeurs
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Caps (2020)
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Workshop Programme 5-6 August 2015
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] VISA in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Quality of Life and Mauritius Institute of Health ——————- 2-Day Training of Trainers Workshop on Prevention of Tobacco Use Date: 5-6 August 2015 Venue: Gold Crest Hotel, QuatreBornes Programme Day 1 (5 August): 8.30-9.00: Registration of participants 9.00-9.30: Official ceremony 9.30-10.00: Tea break 10.00-10.40: […]
Brief submitted to Minister of Health
VISA (a registered NGO established in 2001) The Tobacco Control Programme in Mauritius Proposals to the Minister of Health and Quality of Life Introduce the new set of pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs. The existing pictorial health warnings date back to 2009 and their appeal is decreasing with smokers. Conduct the International Tobacco […]
