“Stop the illicit trade of tobacco products”, this is
the theme that the 28th edition of the World No Tobacco Day is
celebrated. In effect, the Cameroon Coalition to Counter Tobacco organized on
the 28th May, 2015 in Yaounde, a day dedicated to the fight against
tobacco. During this celebration, the discussions focused on the consequences
of illicit trade on health, economic and social domains. This in view of an
advocacy towards a better tobacco control.
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In Cameroon, government measures are existing to
overcome this problem as recalled by the representative of the Minister of
Public health. But for C3T, these measures are becoming insufficient. In
effect, opposition, but equally, in all adoption of an anti-tobacco law,
because this will contribute to the efficient fight against this calamity, this
is the point of view of all the panelists of the round table debate organized
by the C3T on the impact of the illicit trade of tobacco in Cameroon. This
debate was Chaired by Aimé Robert Bihina. The panel was constituted of Mr Pascal Awono (representative
of the Minister of Public health), Mrs Koa Alima Beyala Jacqueline (representative
of the Minister of Trade), Dr Léonard Mbam Mbam (the representative of the WHO’s local office representative in Yaounde), Hon. Vincent de Paul Emah Etoundi (vice president of the parliamentary network against Tobacco(Oxygen), Dr KAMGA OLEN Jean-Pierre ( Medicalpractitioner ) and
Dr Flore NDEMBIYEMBE( president of C3T).
