Professor Bontle Mbongwe
Botswana’s public health system is on the verge of experiencing a major reset with the passing of the proposed amendment to the country’s Anti-tobacco Legislation. The new Bill is intended to confront the tobacco epidemic which continues to wreak havoc and inflict enduring pain on our youthful population whilst threatening efforts to create a knowledge society.
The bold intervention by Government to introduce the Tobacco Control Bill during the current sitting of Parliament needs to be applauded as a clear signal of departure from the business as usual stance that characterised the country’s approach to tackling the tobacco and health challenge since the passing of the current legislation.
World no-tobacco day – ‘Commit to Quit’ Dr. Bontle Mbongwe is the esteemed recipient of the 2018 International Network for Women Against Tobacco (INWAT) Achievement Award, the WHO Director General’s award for leadership in global tobacco control, University of Botswana’s Head of Environmental Health Programmes. This week Dr. Mbongwe sat down with Voice Woman to […]
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World No Tobacco Day 2021 awards – winners
Every year, WHO recognizes individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control. This recognition takes the form of WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award and World No Tobacco Day Awards.
WHO Director-General Special award
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Republic of India
African Region awardees
Ministère de la Santé et de la Solidatité Nationale, Republic of Chad
Ms Heran Gerba Borta, Director General, Ethiopian Food and Drug Administration, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Ms Anne Kendagor, Acting Head of the Division of Tobacco Control, Ministry of Health, Republic of Kenya