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CRAC AND VISA (MAURITIUS)

ENHANCING CAPACITY FOR TOBACCO CONTROL IN RODRIGUES

TWO-DAY TRAINING WORKSHOP

VENUE:MALABAR FAMILY INTEGRATED CENTRE

DATE: 22 and 23 May 2019

PROGRAMME

 

WEDNESDAY 22 MAY

 
TIME ACTIVITY

 
8.30 – 9.00 Opening ceremony

 
9.00 – 9.30 Tea break

 
9.30 – 9.45 Objectives of workshop.

Mr A. Samoisy CRAC

 
9.45 – 10.00 Assessing knowledge on tobacco control: Brainstorming of participants

Mr A. Samoisy CRAC

 
10.00 – 10.45 Overview of the tobacco epidemic (global and Mauritius/Rodrigues)

D. Mohee VISA

 
10.45 – 11.30 The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC): A global treaty for tobacco control.

Dr Chan Sun University of Mauritius

 
11.30 – 12.00 The tobacco control law of Mauritius/Rodrigues: key provisions

A.Samoisy, CRAC

 
12.00 – 12.45 Lunch

 
12.45 –13.15 Importance of health warning on tobacco packages

D. Mohee VISA

 
13.15 – 13.45 The role of taxation in tobacco control

Dr Chan Sun University of Mauritius

 
13.45 – 14.00 Evaluation (Day 1)

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

THURSDAY 23 MAY

 
TIME ACTIVITY

 
8.30 –8.45 Recapitulation – Day 1

 
8.45 – 9.30 New technology tobacco products

D. Mohee VISA

 
9.30 – 10.15 Promoting smoke-free environments in Rodrigues.

Dr Chan Sun University of Mauritius

 
10.15 – 10.45 Tea break

 
10.45 – 11.15 Tobacco industry interference in tobacco control

D. Mohee VISA

 
11.15 – 12.00 Tobacco and lung health: Theme for World No Tobacco Day 2019

Dr Chan Sun University of Mauritius 

 
12.00 – 12.45 Lunch

 
12.45 – 13.30 Role of civil society in tobacco control: Group discussion

Mr A. Samoisy

 
13.30 – 14.00 Evaluation

Closing ceremony

 

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