Project inception workshop communique : fostering effective tobacco control policy implementation in Nigeria
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2019-09
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With lower tobacco control policies, Nigeria has become a hub for tobacco production in West Africa. The workshop, hosted by the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) facilitated discussions by experts regarding the ongoing research project “Fostering Effective Tobacco Control Policy Implementation in Nigeria.” Nigeria’s excise tax rates amount to about a 16 percent tax burden, relative to the 75 percent benchmark recommended by the World Health Organization. CSEA research articulates policy choices, trade-offs and implications, and is submitted to the general public and decision-makers for debate on the effects of government policies and economic growth and development in Nigeria and Africa.
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TOBACCO CONTROL, NIGERIA, TAXATION, DISEASE CONTROL, SMOKING, TOBACCO INDUSTRY, SOUTH OF SAHARA