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ACBF Executive Secretary emphasizes the need for capacity development for tobacco control leadership

Kasangati
Uganda
10 May, 2016

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) Executive Secretary, Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, paid a courtesy call to the Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) based in Kasangati, near Kampala in Uganda on 9 May 2016. CTCA with support from the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) is rolling out a tobacco control project that seeks to build the capacity of select African governments in coming up with tobacco control policies in the next three years.

At the CTCA, Prof. Nnadozie was received by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Finance and Administration at the Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, who is also the chairperson of the CTCA Steering Committee. 

In his welcome remarks, Prof. Nawangwe thanked ACBF for the support rendered to the Centre. He reiterated Makerere University’s commitment to ensuring that the Centre benefits the whole of Africa by supporting governments to implement evidence based tobacco control strategies. 

Prof. Nnadozie stressed the need for strengthening capacity development for tobacco control leadership as a strategy to generate the much required political will to move the tobacco control agenda.  He said tobacco use is a growing challenge affecting many Africans and yet still has a lot of capacity gaps that required concerted efforts to address. 

The Acting Centre Manager, Ms. Jennifer Kalule highlighted some of the achievements that the Centre has attained during the phase II implementation that is supported through ACBF. 

The project will address the inadequate capacity for tobacco control and will support governments in implementing evidence-based tobacco control strategies with an aim of reducing tobacco consumption in Africa.

In October 2015, at a meeting between CTCA and ACBF in Harare, Zimbabwe, the Foundation finalized on CTCA’s appraisal process by approving the project design. CTCA will implement the project in Botswana, Ethiopia, and Gabon, Niger and The Gambia and minimal support to ongoing work on tobacco control in Angola, Kenya, Mauritania, Uganda and South Africa.

Article and picture courtesy of the CTCA

Thomas Kwesi Quartey

ACBF has been granted the status of a specialized agency because of the potential to transform Africa through capacity development.


H.E. Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson, AU Commission
Erastus Mwencha

The recognition of ACBF as the African Union’s Specialized Agency for Capacity Development launches the beginning of a new era for capacity building by ACBF, which will require an appropriate level of political commitment and financial support from all stakeholders.


H.E. Erastus Mwencha, Chair, ACBF Executive Board
Lamin Momodou

The remarkable achievements ACBF has registered over the past 26 years is not by accident in our opinion. They have come through hard work, dedication, commitment, purposeful leadership, support from the member countries as well as productive partnership building.


Mr. Lamin Momodou MANNEH, Director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa
Goodall Gondwe

Africa needs ACBF as much, probably more now, than at the time it was created in 1991.


Hon. Goodall Gondwe, former Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance – Malawi
Ken Ofori Atta

Ghana’s partnership with ACBF is a tremendous blessing for us and therefore the opportunity for Ghana to host the 26th ACBF Board of Governors Meeting is something that we treasure.


Hon Ken Ofori Atta, Chair of the ACBF Board of Governors and Minister of Finance - Ghana
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