Gambia: Tobacco Control a Top Gov't Priority - Says Health Minister

The minister of Health and Social Welfare, Fatim Badjie, has said that the government of The Gambia places tobacco control and prevention as a top priority in its agenda. She further stated that the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which The Gambia is a signatory, shows the government's commitment to implementing the treaty, articles and obligations.

He Health minister's statement was read on her behalf by Momodou Njai, the newly appointed director of Health Promotion at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare during the opening of a two-day stakeholders meeting on development campaign for resource mobilisation on tobacco control in The Gambia held at Laico Hotel and Resort in Banjul.

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