Program

2nd Africa Conference on Tobacco Control and Development

2nd Africa Conference on Tobacco Control and Development

13-14 November 2024 | Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana

Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Advancing The Tobacco Control Ecosystem In Africa

Day 1: Wednesday 13th November 2024

Time Duration Session
07:45 - 08:30 45 minutes Registration
08:30 - 09:00 30 minutes Cultural Interlude
09:00 - 10:30 90 minutes Official Opening Ceremony
  • Youth Voices in Africa: Ms. Mawena Azuma (5 mins)
  • Welcome Remarks: Mr. Mamadou Biteye (10 mins)
  • Keynote Address: Dr. Darius Osei (15 mins)
10:30 - 11:00 30 minutes Group Photo / Tea Break
11:00 - 12:10 70 minutes Plenary Session 1: Tobacco Control Ecosystem and its Future   
  • Dr William Maina, Public Health Specialist at the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa - Download Presentation
  • Mr.  Modou Njai, National Coodinate and Disease Control and Prevention focal point RCC, CDC Africa - Download Presentation
  • Dr. Judith Segnon, AFRO FCTC Representative of the African Region to the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC - Download Presentation
  • Dr. Olivia  Boateng, Tobacco Control Focal Point, Ghana Ministry of Health representative
  • Dr. Catherine Egbe, Senior Specialist Scientist, South African Medical Research Council
  • Mr. Leonce Sessou, Executive Secretary, African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) - Download Presentation
    • 12:10 - 13:00 50 minutes Plenary Session 2: Smoking Cessation in Africa
  •    Dr. William Maina, Public Health Specialist at the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa,- Download Presentation
  • Prof. Heather Wifpli, Associate Professor of Clinical Preventive Medicine and International Relations, University of Southern California - Download Presentation
  • Representatives from NCI Trial in Botswana, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Zambia
  • Dr. Arnauld Fiogbe, National Consultant, The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease  
    • 13:00 - 14:00 60 minutes Lunch Break

    Parallel Sessions

    Time Track Session Details
    14:00 - 15:30 Track A: Research and Advocacy Moderator: Mr. Michael Adegbe
    • Tobacco smoking and smokeless tobacco use among people living with HIV in Zambia – Dr. Cosmos Zyambo
    • Déterminants de la consommation de tabac chez les jeunes: Cas du Sénégal – Mr. Mamadou Abdoulaye Diallo
      • Personal Level Determinants of Tobacco Use Among People Living with HIV on ART in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study Baseline Study - Mr. Ezekiel Musasizi (Uganda)  
    • Making cigarette tax more effective in Mozambique: a simulation analysis using Tobacco Excise Tax Simulation Model - Ms. Vanessa Darsamo (Mozambique)  
    • Exposure, and likely effects of Second-hand Tobacco Smoke Among workers in Hospitality Venues in Abuja Nigeria – Mr. Abraham Emmanuel Agbons (Nigeria)  
    • Prevalence, Patterns, and Factors Associated with Tobacco Use Among Patients with Tobacco-Related Illnesses at Four Kenyan National Referral Hospitals, 2022 – Ms. Winnie Awuor (Kenya)
    14:00 - 15:30 Track B: Youth and Gender Moderator: Ms. Winnie Olwal
    14:00 - 15:30 Track C: Environment, Alternative Livelihoods, and Climate Moderator: Mrs. Betina Edziwa
    • Multi-Sectoral Approaches to Tobacco Control: Addressing Environmental and Climate Change Impacts – Mr. Stanley Haabowa & Mr. Michael Njagi - Download Presentation
    14:00 - 15:30 Track D: New and Emerging Products Moderator: Ms. Emma Wanyonyi

    Day 2: Thursday 14th November 2024

    Time Duration Session
    09:00 - 09:15 15 minutes Key Highlights from Day One
    09:15 - 10:15 60 minutes Plenary Session 3: Reflections on Capacity Building for Tobacco Control
    10:15 - 11:15 60 minutes Plenary Session 4: Tobacco Control Funding and Sustainability
    11:15 - 11:45 30 minutes Break
    11:45 - 13:00 75 minutes Plenary Session 5: Tobacco Industry Monitoring
    13:00 - 14:00 60 minutes Lunch Break

    Parallel Sessions

    Time Track Session Details
    14:00 - 15:15 Track E: Human Resource Networking/Partnerships Moderators: Ms. Celine Auwor & Mr. Isaac Mwaipopo
    14:00 - 15:15 Track F: Collaborative TC Response on Health and Emergencies Moderator: Dr. Viviane Joseph
    • Co-morbidity of Harmful Alcohol Drinking and Tobacco Smoking – Ms. Kgomotso Kali - Download Presentation
    14:00 - 15:15 Track G: Taxation, Earmarking, and Sustainability Moderators: Dr. Barassou Diawara & Ms. Patience Yakobe
    14:00 - 15:15 Track H: AfCFTA and Tobacco Control Research Findings Moderators: Mr. Daouda Elhadj Adam & Mr. Trevor Simumba
    • Tobacco Control Expert at SkiQa Consulting Group Ltd – Mr. Samson Achieng

    Closing Plenary Session

    Time Duration Session
    15:15 - 16:00 45 minutes Call to Action & Official Closing Ceremony
    • Conference Communique: Prof Mukadas Buyinza

    Divi Event

    Quisque aliquet velit sit amet sem interdum faucibus. In feugiat aliquet mollis etiam tincidunt ligula. Luctus lectus non quisque turpis bibendum posuere. Morbi tortor nibh, fringilla sed pretium sit amet.

    Contact

    (255) 352-6258

    hello@diviconference.com

    Navigation

    Home

    About