tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60505786991826130632024-03-27T03:54:30.365-07:00ANTI TOBACCO NETWORK BOTSWANAI Do Not Want To Be a Walking Billboard for The Tobacco IndustryAnti Tobacco Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04957627546667522338noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050578699182613063.post-30681514598867306222018-02-02T02:57:00.000-08:002018-02-02T03:02:08.029-08:00HIGH LEVEL PANEL DISCUSSION ON TOBACCO CONTROL<br />
Currently, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death in all regions of the world and by 2020 it is expected that the highest increases in NCD-related mortality will be in Africa. It is against this backdrop that the ATN on the 29th November 2017, hosted a High-Level Panel Discussion On Tobacco Control at Avani Hotel in Gaborone.<br />
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The Panel Discussion themed "Countering Non-Communicable Diseases Through Investments In Tobacco Control"was aimed at taking stock of tobacco control efforts in Botswana and to reaffirm commitment and synergies among partners to halt the escalating burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in Botswana.<br />
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The discussion attracted panelists from different sectors whom we deem as key stakeholders in the fight against tobacco.<br />
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The first panelist was Ms. Thato Sengwaketswe from the Ministry of Health and Wellness whose focus was on the burden of tobacco related diseases and its catalytic effect in escalating NCDs:<br />
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Dr. Lucky Odirile from the University of Botswana talked about the impacts of Smoking in Families and Relationship:<br />
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Mr. Moagi Gaborone from WHO Botswana addressed the WHO Frame Work Convention on Tobacco Control as a vital tool for fast tracking public health globally.<br />
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UNDP's Mr. William Bapati discussing tobacco as a barrier to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals:</div>
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Representing the Media, was former Director for MISA Botswana, Mr. Buyani Zongwani who talked about the Role of the Media in Tobacco Control:</div>
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Mr. Moses Zulu from Humana People to People discussed the on going initiatives aimed at combating tobacco use in Botswana and necessary future interventions to tackle the growing burden of tobacco related diseases.</div>
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Youth Representative Tumie Modise highlighted perceptions of youth on tobacco use and desirable interventions and strategies.</div>
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Anti Tobacco Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04957627546667522338noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050578699182613063.post-50733591796493070962018-02-02T01:23:00.000-08:002018-02-02T02:03:07.125-08:00NATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL CONFERENCE, 2017ATN on July 11-12th 2017, hosted a National Tobacco Control Conference (NTCC) in Gaborone under the theme "Tobacco- A Silent Looming Epidemic, Act Now". The aim of the conference was to help improve and sustain the effectiveness and reach of tobacco control programs and activities in Botswana. In addition, it was also meant to renew energy and commitment to tobacco control as well as to forge partnerships with all relevant stakeholders in the fight against non-communicable diseases.<br />
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The conference, which was funded by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK) was officially opened by the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dorcas Makgato. In her remarks, the minister announced that she will be taking the new tobacco control law to the cabinet during that week, highlighting that she is declaring the war against tobacco in war.<br />
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The conference attracted different local and international stakeholders.<br />
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ATN Executive Director Dr Bontle Mbongwe presenting on the History of Tobacco Control In Botswana;<br />
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Another speaker Dr. Yussuf Saloojee from the National Council Against Smoking (South Africa) giving his remarks;<br />
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World Health Organization (WHO)- Botswana Officer in Charge Ms. Kentse Moakofhi addressed the attendees on the WHO Frame Work Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).<br />
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<br />Anti Tobacco Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04957627546667522338noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050578699182613063.post-45953472456801861262018-02-01T08:14:00.001-08:002018-02-01T08:15:23.120-08:00STAKEHOLDERS TRAINING IN PALAPYE<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;">ATN held a three day workshop for Health Workers, Environmental Health Workers and Civil Societies to; formally introduce the ATN as a partner in supporting efforts to curb tobacco consumption and its roles in curbing the global tobacco epidemic in Botswana and; highlight progress made in Botswana on the enforcement of the Botswana Control of Smoking Act (CSA) and the implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control which Botswana (FCTC) is a Party to and; solicit ideas participants on how Botswana should approach tobacco control in Botswana and their roles in addressing the devastating effects of tobacco in Botswana as well as; To shape the debate for key legislative issues that ATN is currently advocating for.</span><br />
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The 2016 World No Tobacco Day commemoration </div>
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held in Ghanzi (May 31st, 2016) was centered around the theme: 'Get Ready For Plain Packaging"<br />
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After we braved the freezing cold and the 20km walk behind our ever-so-charismatic Minister of Health Dorcas Makgato- we joyfully listened to her pledges and commitment to tobacco control.</div>
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“The new packaging will see all the attractive features of the old packaging removed. Tobacco will no longer be sold in attractive packs. Now the packs would be plain with large graphic images in both fronts and back of the packets, and the graphic details would depict effects of smoking,” a communique from Ministry of Health stated.</div>
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Anti Tobacco Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04957627546667522338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050578699182613063.post-79919991162198784572018-02-01T07:48:00.000-08:002018-02-01T08:01:38.862-08:00PUBLIC LECTURE ON THE FCTC<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">ATN held its first Public Lecture themed "The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) - A catalyst to Public Health" on Wednesday October 19, 2016</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> at the University of Botswana Faculty of Health Sciences Building Auditorium. </span><br />
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.Anti Tobacco Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04957627546667522338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050578699182613063.post-58016693290603015282018-02-01T07:38:00.001-08:002018-02-01T07:38:59.703-08:00ATN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING-2016<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We held our 6th Annual General Meeting recently (December 12, 2016</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">) at Cresta President Hotel in Gaborone. The Highlights of the AGM include dissolution of the inaugural board of directors and the election of a new steering body of the Anti Tobacco Network.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;">On May 29th 2015, ATN joined joined hundreds of people in Nata Village to commemorate the </span><a aria-controls="js_3e1" aria-describedby="js_3e2" aria-haspopup="true" class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=103748019664536&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/World-No-Tobacco-Day/103748019664536?fref=mentions" id="js_3e0" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;">World No Tobacco Day</a> 2015<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;">. The commemoration was held under the theme 'Stop illicit trade of tobacco products'. This theme addressed the current challenge faced by many countries, Botswana included, of illicit trade of tobacco products that continue to jeopardize people's health.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;">According to the WHO website, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px;">Illicit trade is not a problem just in high-income countries; almost all countries throughout the world are subject to illicit trade in some form or another. In response to the threat posed by illicit tobacco trade, the international community negotiated and adopted in November 2012 the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, the first protocol to the WHO FCTC.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The aim of the campaign was therefore to educate the public on how illicit trade of tobacco products has affected young people's health due to their easy accessibility as well as affordability as they are sold at lower prices. Furthermore the campaigned raised an awareness on how the illicit trade undermine tobacco control policies, among others. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">We would like to express o</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">ur heartfelt gratitude to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids for the immense support!</span></span><br />
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Anti Tobacco Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04957627546667522338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050578699182613063.post-101050445355533132018-02-01T06:15:00.000-08:002018-02-01T07:16:31.318-08:00MOTHER PONTSHO FOUNDATION LAUNCH<div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="js_1fw" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 6px;">
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<span style="background-color: white;">On Saturday 18 October 2014 </span><span style="background-color: white;"> ATN joined hands with other community organizations at the launch of </span><a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=660301137390674&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/motherpontshofoundation/?fref=mentions" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;">Mother Pontsho Foundation</a><span style="background-color: white;"> in Mmopane.</span></div>
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The tobacco industry for decades has targeted youth in its marketing, and studies show that as much as a third of underage experimentation with smoking can be attributed to these marketing efforts hence Ninety percent of all adult smokers begin the deadly addiction as teenagers.</div>
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The Anti Tobacco Network through our campaign targeted to prevention of youth tobacco initiation is therefore working with other community organizations to raise awareness on the ugly impact of tobacco use.</div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>9-10 July 2013</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Francistown</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Cresta Thapama Hotel</b></span></div>
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The Anti Tobacco Network conducted a two day workshop for health workers in Francistown in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, WHO and the District Health Management Team (DHMT) on the 9-10th of July 2013 in Francistown, Cresta Thapama Hotel.<br />
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The workshop is a third in a series of workshops that started in Gaborone in late March and later on went to Maun and finally came to Francistown. Introducing the objectives Thabo Katlholo, ATN Administrative Assistant indicated that these workshops were aimed at increasing the level of awareness on tobacco and its impact on health, the economy and the environment. The workshops are also intended to familiarize the media, civil societies and health workers on the provisions of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) as well as the Botswana Control of Smoking Act plus to sensitize them on the tactics used by the tobacco industry to interfere with government's efforts and initiatives to control tobacco.<br />
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The other objective of the workshop was to involve the participating stakeholders in the planning of the <i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I Dont Want To Be A Walking Billboard For The Tobacco Industry</span> </i>campaign which will be launched in Francistown on the 30th of August, 2013 as agreed by the workshop participants.<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Workshop Highlight</b></span><br />
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Usage of tobacco and CULTURE - Kids are given snuff to curb nose-bleeding. Participants emphasized that people burn snuff and use the smoke to "stop" the nose bleeding. Participants further cited the fact that tobacco is also used ("degwe" Ikalanga) to pay lobola in Bukalanga. Tobacco narrows blood vessels and therefore circulation becomes very poor. However, there is treatment that can be done instead of tobacco. Participants went further on to list many other examples of the "myths" that link cultural beliefs and tobacco consumption especially chewing tobacco. Dr. Bontle Mbongwe, Interim Executive Director of the Anti Tobacco Network said these cultural practices cannot be ignored but they have to be approached in such a way that it will not enrage the community. It was suggested that there is a need for a study on cultural practices and tobacco use. Health educators have to establish the cultural beliefs about smoking before they start on campaigns regarding tobacco use.<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Resolution:</b></span> Health workers were edged to include tobacco consumption issues on their health talks and give ATN some of those stories that link tobacco to cultural beliefs and activities.<br />
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1. Pressing Tobacco Control Issues in Ftwn<br />
a) Illegal products - Francistown is closer to the border<br />
b) Law enforcers concentrate in Francistown than in villages near the city<br />
c) Cultural beliefs and tobacco use<br />
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2. Activities to address this:<br />
a) Health education - community, school kids, parents, law enforcement officers and retailers.<br />
b) Dissemination IEC material that show the dangers of tobacco use<br />
c) Development of a comprehensive tobacco control bill in Botswana<br />
d) Lobby for funding for research that targets tobacco consumption and cultural beliefs<br />
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Formation of Anti Tobacco Committe - To develop and monitor the tobacco control plan. These should be led by the chosen committe which will spearhead these movement. Benchmarking in other towns that have carried out the campaign. The group also recommended school health fairs. The committe should coordinate with school health clubs and various other school clubs to address tobbaco consumption issues.<br />
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The workshop participants strongly felt that tobacco issues need to be addressed extensively and opened for the communities to engage in through Talk Shows (Maokaneng, Molemo-Wa-Kgang, Tsa Botsogo etc.). It was also expressed that new approaches are essential in educating our communities. The posters need to be more innovative. These new strategies should evolve with the mindsets of our people. There was also a call for training of Health Professionals on issues of Cessation.Anti Tobacco Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04957627546667522338noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050578699182613063.post-47839275311194949042013-07-04T03:30:00.001-07:002013-07-04T03:33:38.303-07:00World No Tobacco Day, May 2013 - Maun, Botswana<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">All forms of tobacco advertising,
promotion and sponsorship should be banned<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-style: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">Advertising bans significantly
reduce the numbers of people starting and continuing to smoke. Banning tobacco
advertising and sponsorship is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce
tobacco use.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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constantly trying new promotional tactics using nontraditional media to exploit
advertising and promotion bans<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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out gifts and selling branded products such as clothing, in particular
targeting young people<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">“stealth
marketing” such as engaging trendsetters to influence people in places such as
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online and new media, such as encouraging consumer interaction to design a new
pack for a cigarette brand<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of tobacco products and brands in films and television programmes, including
reality TV and soap operas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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social responsibility activities such as donating to charity.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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sponsorship target young people<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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experimentation with tobacco occurs as a result of exposure to tobacco
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are up to five times more likely than adults to be offered free cigarettes by a
representative of a tobacco company.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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products start doing so before the age of 20.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship is required under the WHO
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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tobacco consumption regardless of a country’s income level.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tobacco epidemic 2011 shows that only 19 countries (representing just 6% of the
world’s population) have reached the highest level of achievement in banning
tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship as part of the full
implementation of the WHO FCTC and to be mindful of tactics used by the tobacco
industry to evade these laws. Legislation should be properly enforced.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-style: inherit; outline: 0px;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">Charities and community
projects should never accept tobacco industry support. Tobacco companies use
corporate social responsibility activities to promote themselves as good
corporate citizens, normalizing tobacco use and creating goodwill in the
community.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Thato Molosi – Poetavango: The importance of new education
techniques to educate the public since it seems like the existing
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="background: transparent;"> <b>RESPONSE</b>: The approach is dependent on the person you are
directing the message to. If you are advising a smoker you have to
assess their situation considering many factors like; their
education level, their level of addiction, and gender. If you are
talking to men about tobacco use you have to use different
strategies like the fact that smoking has a major impact on
impotence and men's reproductive health, however when the message
was directed to women the might be crafted in such a way that it
will make emphasis on the fact that smoking elevates aging.
“<i>Issues should not be forced into people but people should be
allowed to introspect for themselves and think about issues then
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="background: transparent;">The
relation between tobacco and other drugs such as marijuana and
alcohol – some people use Marijuana to mask the smell of tobacco
or vise vesa. Cigarettes may also act as a gateway drug for
smokeless tobacco which has as devastating effects as cigarettes</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="background: transparent;"><b>RESPONSE:</b>
Tobacco is a gateway drug for many other drugs like Marijuana,
cocaine, sextacy, ecstacy and heroine. Major tertiary institutions
and secondary schools are facing this huge predicament</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="background: transparent;">The
decentralization of the Anti Tobacco Network to other localities –
Are these three workshops adequate and do they reach the different
people across Botswana?</span></span></div>
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</span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">ATN
believes in empowering local communities and training specialists
instead of creating offices across the country. These networks of
stakeholders, NGOs and health professionals that ATN is building
should be equiped by the end of these training exercises, to<span id="goog_1977014208"></span><span id="goog_1977014209"></span>
effectively pass the messages on to their different communities.<span id="goog_1652871350"></span><span id="goog_1652871351"></span></span></span></span></div>
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Anti Tobacco Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04957627546667522338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050578699182613063.post-41757860837682828682013-05-15T23:49:00.002-07:002013-05-16T01:07:30.048-07:00Health Professionals Workshop Maun, Maun Lodge<style type="text/css">
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<span style="color: green;"><b><span style="background: transparent;">14-15th
May 2013</span></b></span></div>
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The need to explain what tobacco is when we make presentations and
to relate tobacco related issues to alcohol use since the two go
hand-in hand</div>
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Tobacco plant is not the same as a cigarette – because a
cigarette contains more substances (7000>)</div>
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Pesticides used in growing tobacco – lead, sulphur</div>
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The need for research on tobacco affiliated issues – It does not
need to be done by university scholars, it can be done in villages
and municipalities, and this workshop can be used as a baseline or
reflection point in carrying out the research in clinics.</div>
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Why dont we ban tobacco use totally in Botswana?
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The benefits of tobacco use -</div>
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Employment - Is it a benefit?</div>
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Tobacco has no benefits! - The scale between public health and
trade. The bigger impact that tobacco use has in economies cannot
be overlooked. A clear example is Malawi, a big tobacco producer
but remains one of the poorest countries in the world. Money is
channeled into health facilities to provide healthcare to or for
people affected by cancers, and other non-communicable diseases
caused by tobacco use.</div>
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Are there any benefits of tobacco use to the smoker? - NO!!</div>
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What the Health professionals are doing in their respective
workplaces to address the CSA</div>
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More emphasis is put on alcohol than tobacco in clinics unless a patient has TB
or a cough</div>
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The need for a Setswana version of the Control of Smoking Act (CSA)–
because most people in underdeveloped rural settlements do not have
a grasp on the english language</div>
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Smoking in public places and at the workplace sections of the CSA
need to be emphasized and implemented</div>
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Prices of alcohol have been increased and alcohol consumption has
not reduced – how will increasing taxes
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Tobacco is not manufactured in Botswana like alcohol therefore
increases in taxes will reduce importation of tobacco into the
country hence lessening consumption of tobacco in the country.</div>
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The need to make the CSA more accessible or make it cheap (FREE) –
Extract the CSA's forestanding content and distribute IEC's for free</div>
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Collaborations with workplace Health and wellness committees</div>
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Duty of persons to protect others from smoke<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Thuso - Officially opening the workshop for Health Professionals </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 1 & 2 Particiants - Health Professionals in the Ngami area who attended the workshop </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Group Presentations - Staff member of Letsholathebe Memorial Hospital presenting his group's observations and understanding of the tobacco use situation in the North West district of Botswana.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maun Tribal staff member - Group Discussions concerning the Control of Smoking Act and observations of violations in the North West District</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staff member of Letsholathebe Memorial Hospital, Ethel presenting her group's discussion and comments on the Control of Smoking Act.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Letsholathebe Memorial Hospital's Matshediso France deliberating her group discussions on the Control of Smoking Act</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Participants at the Health Professionals workshop, Maun Lodge, Maun - 14-15th May 2013</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Participants listening attentively to the deliberations (group presentations) at the Health professionals workshop - Maun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Left to Right: Staff member of MVA Maun and an employee at the North West District Council Environmental Health office during the group discussions. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A participant at the Health Professionals workshop, Maun Lodge, Maun - 14-15th May 2013</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Participants from clinic in the North West District</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ethel from Letsholathebe Hospital in Maun, contributing during discussions</td></tr>
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Anti Tobacco Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04957627546667522338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050578699182613063.post-33051027132835017002013-04-16T06:59:00.003-07:002013-05-16T01:47:50.701-07:00Media and NGO Workshop, Maharaja Restaurant and Conference Centre, 19-20 March 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dr. Bontle Mbongwe presenting on the Health Effects of Tobacco Use. She said the purpose of the presentation was to:</span><br />
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tobacco as a health threat</span></div>
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the impact of tobacco consumption on the Millennium Development Goals</span></div>
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discussions toward tobacco control challenges in Botswana and come up with solutions to the Challenges</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Focusing on Tobacco & Poverty Dr. Mbongwe said -</span></div>
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use is unequivocally linked with underdevelopment and poverty.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #2da2bf; font-family: 'Wingdings 3'; font-size: 22px;">}</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Two-thirds
of the poor nations for which data were available had male smoking rates above
the average 35% prevalence rate for the developed world. (WHO2004 estimates)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #2da2bf; font-family: 'Wingdings 3'; font-size: 22px;">}</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
poor are most likely to smoke. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #2da2bf; font-family: 'Wingdings 3'; font-size: 22px;">}</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tobacco
use negatively affects important development objectives such as health,
nutrition, employment and gender equality. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #2da2bf; font-family: 'Wingdings 3'; font-size: 22px;">}</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Money
spent on tobacco consumption reduces the amount of money available to spend on
food, healthcare, shelter and education. </span></div>
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Anti Tobacco Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04957627546667522338noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050578699182613063.post-19538507195096519202013-03-28T00:17:00.003-07:002013-03-28T00:22:45.296-07:00Media, NGO Workshop Held in Gaborone - 19-20 March 2013 at Maharaja Restaurant and Conference Centre<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Anti Tobacco Network in collaboratioon with the Ministry of Health recently held </span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">back-to-back: One for the media and NGOs and the other
for Health Professionals. Target group for the first workshop was the media (15)
(both public and private) and non-governmental (10) organizations who have
similar interests as ATN. The second workshop targeted 30 health professionals
from private and government hospitals. </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">The media, NGO and health professionals’ workshops were planned to
engage and bring on board the media, NGOs and health professionals as partners
of ATN, MOH and WHO country office in sensitizing Batswana on the harms of
tobacco and helping the government to implement the WHO Framework Convention of
Tobacco Control (FCTC).<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">The workshops are in line with a series of other
activities funded by the ACS and aim to achieve the following objectives:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">1 <!--[endif]-->To familiarize the media, health professionals and
NGOs on the provisions of the FCTC, the Control of Smoking Act (CSA) and the
tactics used by the tobacco industry to interfere with Government’s efforts to
control tobacco (Article 5.3).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">2 <!--[endif]-->To increase the level of awareness on tobacco control
and its impact on health, the economy
and the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 <!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To prepare for the upcoming <i>I Don’t Want To Be a Walking Billboard</i> (A campaign countering
advertising in indirect ways by the tobacco industry.) </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Dr. Bontle Mbongwe presenting on the Health Effects of Tobacco use. <span lang="EN-US" style="text-align: justify;">Dr.
Mbongwe stressed out the fact that tobacco use is unequivocally linked with
underdevelopment and poverty. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align: justify;">Two-thirds of the poor
nations for which data were available had male smoking rates above the average
35% prevalence rate for the developed world. (WHO2004 estimates).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align: justify;">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-align: justify;">The poor
are most likely to smoke. Tobacco use negatively affects important development
objectives such as health, nutrition, employment and gender equality. Money
spent on tobacco consumption reduces the amount of money available to spend on
food, healthcare, shelter and education.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ATN shares its plan to support the Ministry of Health to fast-track the development of a comprehensive tobacco legislation, to stop Tobacco Industry interference on tobacco control and to raise the level of awareness on the FCTC</span></b></div>
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Anti Tobacco Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04957627546667522338noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050578699182613063.post-54561083350877051362012-12-14T04:29:00.002-08:002013-02-20T00:47:28.270-08:00Getting To Know ATN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">*Vision</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">*Our Priority Areas in the next five</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">*Where to get Application Forms</span></span><br />
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Who Are We and What are Our Concerns</span></span></h4>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Anti-Tobacco Network (ATN) is a newly registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) under the laws of Botswana. ATN was officially launched by the its founding Patron Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Honorable Mokgweetsi Masisi on 30 May 2011. ATN recognizes the devastating impacts of tobacco on health, the environment and the economy.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tobacco is unequivocally linked with poverty and underdevelopment.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It negatively affects important development objectives such as health, nutrition, employment and gender equality. ATN is concerned that money spent on tobacco consumption reduces the amount of money available to spend on food, health care, Shelter and education. ATN is convinced that if tobacco users can be assisted to quit and young people discouraged to take up smoking, the damage to health and the loss to basic income can both be substantially reduced and this can result in poverty alleviation and better economic development in Botswana. ATN aims at raising public awareness on health effects to tobacco use and consumption through seminars, workshops, advocacy, meetings and public debates.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Anti-Tobacco Network has placed itself in the frontline of fighting tobacco issues in Botswana. Being a part of civil society in Botswana, it aims to earn a solid reputation of Professionalism against big tobacco industry whose interest is to gain huge profits at the expense of human health.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Our Vision</span></span></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A tobacco-free Botswana</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">To create an enabling environment, where stakeholders in various institutions can work together in a coordinated manner, to make a lasting impact in controlling and reducing tobacco use in Botswana.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ATN hopes to achieve the following in the next five years in line with the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC):</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1) Facilitate the adoption of comprehensive tobacco products legislation by the Government of Botswana. The legislation must among others address the following:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2) Prohibit deceptive labels on tobacco products such as light and mild</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3) Include large pictorial warning labels on tobacco packages (80%)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">4) Prohibit ingredients that may be used to increase palatability (attractiveness) such as sugars, and sweeteners, flavoring substances and spices and herbs, in cigarettes and cigarette-like tobacco products. Flavoring enhances attractiveness, encourages youth initiation, and discourages cessation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">5) Prohibit the sale of single cigarettes and small packets of tobacco products</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">6) Regulate the sale of tobacco products (Licensing)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">7) Prohibit the sale of tobacco products through vending machines</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">8) Strengthen legislation against illicit trade (including in the counterfeit and contraband cigarettes), with appropriate penalties and remedies</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">9) Lobby government to raise tobacco tax and price to discourage use by children and poor people, and to encourage Government to use such revenues to implement interventions to assist tobacco users to quit and public awareness campaigns.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">10) To work with the Government in developing measures to address illicit trade of tobacco products in Botswana</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Anyone who is 18 years and above and established organizations may apply through submitting duly completed application forms. Each application must be endorsed by two sponsors who are themselves active members of the ATN. The following are member categories for ATN and appropriate fees. We make your applications known to our active members who may then endorse you. Membership is not open to anyone associated with the tobacco industry</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">(sponsorship, shareholding, etc)</span></span><br />
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What are the benefits of joining ATN</span></span></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Membership dues collected from you will be used to develop programs and activities such as public awareness campaigns, workshops, seminars and arranging counseling sessions for those addicted to tobacco. The following are some of the direct and indirect benefits:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">*You will have access to training and information on tobacco control</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">*Your organization will have access to information on tobacco control</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">*You or Your Organization will be connected to international and national organizations with similar objectives and be able to share information</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">*You will be contributing to one of the pillars of vision 2016, being compassionate and contributing to an informed nation</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Application forms are available at the University of Botswana, Faculty of Science Block 233 Office 121 or you may request them by email or postal address as follows:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The ATN Admin. Assistant</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">P.O Box 4688</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">+267 355 4504</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Email: antitobacconetwork@gmail.com</span></span><br />
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