Getting involved: Uganda cancer society´s efforts to build strategic partnerships for tobacco tax increments and strong tobacco industry monitoring
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2018
Background and challenges to implementation
Uganda
Cancer Society's (UCS) purpose is to coordinate civil society efforts for a
systematic contribution towards effective cancer control in Uganda. UCS is
moving towards fully integrating tobacco control in it activities. Globally
tobacco is responsible for 20% of all cancer deaths. UCS recognizes that Uganda´s
Tobacco Control Act does not include tobacco taxation in its provisions yet
high tobacco tax is proven as the most effective measure for demand reduction. UCS
is aware that tobacco industry is heavily interfering with tobacco control in
Uganda and has taken government to court challenging the Tobacco Control Act. Therefore, UCS is building strategic partnerships
to foster local efforts in trying to push for higher tobacco taxes and stronger
industry monitoring. UCS has joined the Prevent20 global coalition of cancer
organisations (wecanprevent20.org) and built partnership with Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research (ATIM
- www.atim.co.za).
Intervention or response
UCS
approaches its advocacy through the Power Prism framework utilizing the six
power tools. UCS media advocacy looks at engaging the public through opinion
pieces published on local media and posted on social media platforms as a way
to get government attention. UCS currently monitors industry interference
through media surveillance geared towards understanding the nature and focus of
tobacco related content.
Results and lessons learnt
UCS recent opinion piece on New Vision - “Tobacco's cost to our country”, as of 21st July, 2017 reached 10,057 views, generating over 30 reactions including shares, and over 200 clicks. Preliminary assessment of media posts indicates that a majority of media content favors the tobacco industry and most of it is in line with legislative interference.
Conclusions and key recommendations
UCS
believes that its efforts will push government to adopt higher tobacco taxes
and establish mechanisms such as a strict code of conduct to deter government
officials from working with tobacco industry.
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| Authors | Angiji, Evelyn;Ebusu, Paul; |
| Journal | tobacco induced diseases |
| Year | 2018 |
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