Tobacco levy to fund anti-smoking initiatives

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The Ministry of Health and Wellness has set up a task team to device modalities of how the tobacco levy would be channelled towards tobacco control activities, a senior health official has said.

Chief health officer, Setshwano Mokgweetsinyana told participants at the inaugural Anti-Tobacco Network (ATN) public lecture at the University of Botswana recently that communication would soon be issued detailing the criteria to access the funds.

“Non-governmental organisations and academics can access money to promote public awareness on tobacco use and how it can be curbed,” Mokgweetsinyana said.

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