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PAHO Tobacco Control Legislation Support
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We Support Front-of-Package Warning Labels (FOPWL Campaign)
Support our campaign. Share our messages and contact us to learn more. Demand front-of-package warning labels to help us know #WhatsInOurFood For more...
ECC Symposium
The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) hosted an Emergency Cardiac Care Symposium (ECC) on August 26, 2021, Under the theme: “Creating Cardia Ready...
Not so! JCTC refutes Carreras’s claim that cigarette excise is responsible for illicit trade
The Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control (JCTC) notes with interest recent statements by board members of Jamaica's main tobacco company who assert that...
Citrus cigarettes leave a sour taste in the mouth of the JCTC
Dear Editor, It is with great concern that the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control (JCTC) notes Carreras Limited's plan to launch islandwide an upgraded...
Ban e-cigs and vaping!
Dear Editor, The vision of the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control (JCTC) is for a tobacco-free Jamaica. Our mission is to denormalise the consumption of...
Tobacco Use Worsens Coronavirus
THE EDITOR, Madam: As Jamaicans come to terms with the unfolding realities of the global health crisis which is the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the...
Dr Aggrey Irons | COVID Is No Joke, It Gets Worse With Smoke
THIS YEAR marks 15 years since Jamaica acceded in 2005 to the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the only global...