Session
Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00
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Amphitheatre
Tobacco harm reduction in Africa: a diverse region in novel tobacco product control
Most smokers in the world today live in low- and middle-income countries (80%) with approximately half the smoking-related deaths in the world occurring in these countries. A number of sub-Saharan African countries are signatories to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (2003).
Despite the number of smokers in the world declining slightly over the last twenty years, the AFRO region is one of the two regions to show increases in the number of smokers. This is of great concern and there are numerous to increase efforts to empower communities with knowledge to make appropriate decisions regarding smoking.
Chair: Solomon T. Rataemane
Speakers:
- Tobacco Harm Reduction in Africa an in Limic: a public health requirement – Fares Mili
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Strategies in Africa: Realities and Perspectives – Imane Kendili
- Understanding nicotine addiction, neurobiology, and behavioural aspects – Michael Kariuki
Speakers
Professor & HOD
Psychiatry Dept, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU)
«Chair»
South Africa
MD, CTTS, NCTTP
MD-CTTS, Pulmonologist, Addictologist, Chairman of the Tunisian Society of Tobacology and Addictive Behaviors (STTACA)
«Speaker»
Tunisia
Psychiatrist and Addiction Specialist,
Founder & President of African Global Health
«Speaker»
Morrocco
Dr, Consultant Paediatrician, Public Health specialist and Epidemiologist
«Speaker»
Kenya