• Request to Sri Lankan public on electing people friendly politicians to the parliament

• 27th July 2020 Dear reader, Important Note on Casting Your Vote! Is your chosen candidate genuinely concerned about the wellbeing of Sri Lankan citizens? According to Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the first global public health treaty adopted by the World Health Organiz... [read more]

 

• It’s the first birthday of SARC-CCT!!!

• On15th July 2019 South Asian Regional Consortium Centre for Combating Tobacco (SARC-CCT) was ceremonially launched by the Vice-Chancellor of University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Professor Chandrika N. Wijeyaratne, at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo. SARC-CCT is coordinated by the Centre for Combating Tob... [read more]

 

• Webinar 2: Protecting Youth and children from Industry Manipulation in the South Asia Region

• The second webinar of the “World No Tobacco Day 2020 webinar series” organised by the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT), together with the South Asian Regional Consortium Centre for Combating Tobacco (SARC-CCT) network and the  International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (The Union) ... [read more]

 

• Tobacco Industry manipulation of youth and children in the South Asia Region Webinar I

• Resource Materials

 

• Tobacco industry manipulation of youth and children in the South Asia Region ; Webinar I: SARC-CCT Webinar Series to Commemorate World No Tobacco Day 2020

• The very first webinar of the South Asian Regional Consortium Centre for Combating Tobacco (SARC-CCT) Webinar Series commemorating the World No Tobacco Day 2020 was successfully held on 31st May– on the World No Tobacco day 2020. This webinar was organised by the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT) S... [read more]

 

• In Nepal 23 Social Organization request the Government ban Tobacco and related products during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Twenty three (23) Social Organizations in Kathmandu, Nepal have requested the Government to ban importing  and selling tobacco contain products during the COVID-19 pandemic .  This letter has been handed over to the Prime Minister of Nepal on 10th May 2020(Sunday) through the ministry of Health and ... [read more]

 

• Bangladesh anti tobacco organizations and the citizens urges the government to ban tobacco during the COVID-19 pandemic

• In Bangladesh 20 anti-tobacco organizations and 100 eminent citizens of the country has sent  a letter  addressed to the Hon. Prime Minister on 9th May 2020, calling for a temporary ban on the marketing and sale of all tobacco products during the  Covid-19 pandemic. The letter has urged the governme... [read more]

 

• Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use:World No Tobacco Day 31st May 2020

• World Health Organization (WHO) has declared every year 31st of May as the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). This year The World No Tobacco Day focuses on “Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use”, as youth is a main target of the tobacco industry in ... [read more]

 

• World No Tobacco Day 2020

 

• A letter to HE the president, Sri Lanka requesting to ban tobacco sales during the COVID-19 Epidemic

• A letter was sent to HE the president Gotabaya Rajapaksa from the stakeholders of tobacco control and public health in Sri Lanka requesting to ban tobacco sales during the COVID-19 Epidemic. Centre for Combating Tobacco wishes to express our gratitude for all people friendly organizations that accep... [read more]