Enforce ban on waterpipe smoking in Mauritius (2019)

January 30, 2019   Admin    0 Comment

30 January, 2019 Honourable Prime Minister, Enforce ban on waterpipe smoking in Mauritius I am writing to you in my capacity as President of VISA, a registered non-governmental organisation promoting public health through tobacco control. Since its inception in 2008, VISA has been working in close collaboration with national authorities for the adoption of strong…

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Protest against setting up a manufacturing plant in Mauritius (2016)

April 07, 2016   Admin    0 Comment

The Honourable Prime Minister, Government of Mauritius, Port Louis. Honourable Prime Minister, It is being persistently rumoured that an overseas tobacco company, known as Pacific Cigarette Company, has applied to the Board of Investment to sell and manufacture cigarettes in Mauritius. VISA, a registered NGO actively engaged in tobacco control at national, regional and international…

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Letter of protest against importation of “Roll Your Own Cigarettes” to Minister of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection (2015)

June 25, 2015   Admin    0 Comment

Mail sent to the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection On 25 June 2015, VISA sent a mail to the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection in connection with a communique dated 10 June 2015 issued by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection (Commerce Division) and published in the newspaper…

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Meeting with Minister of Health (2015) to discuss policy and implementation issues (2015)

April 16, 2015   Admin    0 Comment

Meeting with Minister of Health (2015) to discuss policy and implementation issues (2015) In April 2015, VISA sent a mail to the Minister of Health and Quality of Life, Mr Anil Gayan, to expose some policy issues on tobacco control which required urgent attention. The issues were: Delay in the introduction of a new set…

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Protest against tobacco advertising in the duty-free shop at SSR International Airport, Mauritius (2014)

April 29, 2014   Admin    0 Comment

In 2014, VISA wrote a letter to the management of the Mauritius Duty Free Paradise protesting against the advertisements carried out by the tobacco companies of Winston and Camel brands in the duty-free shop at the departure terminal of SSR International Airport in Mauritius. Highly visible, eye-catching, strategically located, professionally-designed, colourful and lighted glass frames…

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Campaign against the setting up of a tobacco manufacturing plant in Mauritius (2013)

February 01, 2013   Admin    0 Comment

VISA successfully fights the tobacco industry The Cabinet of Ministers of 21 June 2013 took note that “an international tobacco company from Dubai would set up a tobacco manufacturing plant in the Freeport of Mauritius for export to African countries”. It was persistently rumoured that the tobacco company would also manufacture chewing tobacco. VISA strongly…

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Protest against an MoU between the MRA and BAT (2012)

June 01, 2012   Admin    0 Comment

VOICING OUR VIEWS Protest against an MoU between the MRA and BAT In June 2012, local press reports indicated that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) and the British American Tobacco (BAT) in view of reducing the illicit trade of tobacco products in Mauritius. VISA wrote to the…

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