Workshop – Women and Tobacco

VISA organised a one-day workshop for women leaders with a view to empowering them on tobacco-related issues and mobilising support for future interventions at community level. The workshop was held on Tuesday 6 December, 2022 at the Gold Crest Hotel, Quatre Bornes. It brought together 45 female participants from Ministries, para-statal bodies and non-government organizations.…

Waterpipe tobacco and Electronic cigarettes are on sale in Mauritius in breach of the law.

The second qualitative study looked at the operation of waterpipe smoking outlets and the illegal sale of non-conventional tobacco products such as waterpipe tobacco, electronic cigarettes including shisha pens and heated tobacco products. In Mauritius, the importation and sale of tobacco products for use in waterpipes is banned, although waterpipe use is allowed in certain…

VISA and World No Tobacco Day 2016

World No Tobacco Day, marked on 31 May every year, is a day of reflection for the global tobacco control community, governments and civil society organizations on the progress made in the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control of the World Health Organization (WHO FCTC). Since its adoption by the World Health Assembly…

Workshop Programme for Rodrigues

CRAC AND VISA (MAURITIUS) ENHANCING CAPACITY FOR TOBACCO CONTROL IN RODRIGUES TWO-DAY TRAINING WORKSHOP VENUE:MALABAR FAMILY INTEGRATED CENTRE DATE: 22 and 23 May 2019 PROGRAMME   WEDNESDAY 22 MAY   TIME ACTIVITY   8.30 – 9.00 Opening ceremony   9.00 – 9.30 Tea break   9.30 – 9.45 Objectives of workshop. Mr A. Samoisy CRAC…

Recommendations

Dissemination workshop Self-reported price of cigarettes, consumption and compensatory behaviours in a cohort of Mauritian smokers before and after a tax increase Discussions and Recommendations It was proposed that participants to the workshop officially and to any future activities declare their non-interest to the tobacco industry. It was proposed that the increase in taxation takes…

Programme of workshop

SELF-REPORTED PRICE OF CIGARETTES, CONSUMPTION AND COMPENSATORY BEHAVIOURS IN A COHORT OF MAURITIAN SMOKERS BEFORE AND AFTER A TAX INCREASE   DISSEMINATION WORKSHOP Thursday 16 January 2014 at Gold Crest Hotel from 8h45 to 13h30 ——————————- Agenda Time                         Description  08h45 – 09h15 Registration of participants    09h15 – 09h45     Welcome Address by…