[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] VOICING OUR VIEWS Protest against an MoU between the MRA and BAT In June 2012, local press reports indicated that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) and the British American Tobacco (BAT) in view of reducing the illicit trade of tobacco products in Mauritius. VISA wrote to […]
Publication of a Tobacco Control Newsletter
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Tobacco Control Newsletter was published and distributed to different stakeholders. The Newsletter carried a number of articles dealing with different aspects of tobacco control. It aimed to inform its readers on tobacco-related activities and issues at local and international levels. Click here to read the Newsletter Click here to see the photo gallery[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Trainings on Smoking Cessation in Mauritius and Rodrigues (2012)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]VISA organized three training workshops on smoking cessation with the technical assistance of Global Bridges. Two of the workshops were held in Mauritius, from 26-30 November 2012 for 40 participants and one in Rodrigues for 20 participants. Professor Lekan Ayo-Yusuffrom the University of Pretoria, South Africa, Professor Kola Okuyemi from the University of Minnesota, USA, […]
Outreach activities
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]VISA conducts outreach activities targeting different populations groups which include, amongst others, youth, women, workers, and …[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Publication of a Shadow Report on FCTC implementation in Mauritius
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Shadow Report assessed the level of implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control of the World Health Organization (WHO FCTC) in Mauritius. It hightlighted what had been achieved in the area of tobacco control from the time the treaty came into force for Mauritius in February 2005. The report has been circulated among […]
