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Jul
Hertta-Maria Amutenja Health minister Esperance Luvindao says while tobacco cessation programmes exist in Namibia, they are not yet effective or systematic. She made the remarks on Monday, during a parliamentary workshop on tobacco and alcohol tax reforms held in Windhoek. “Cessation is integrated into the substance use disorder treatment programme. However, application is not systematic, and we are committed to finalising the guidelines for tobacco cessation and strengthening the tobacco cessation programme,” Luvindao said. The tobacco product control act of 2010 and its 2014 regulations provide a legal framework for tobacco control, including bans on advertising and health warnings on…