Tobacco Control in the African Continent: Research to Practice

Tobacco Control in the African

Continent: Research to Practice

Full day pre-conference workshop at

African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer

(AORTIC) annual conference in Marrakech, Morocco

November 19, 2015 • Hotel Atlas Medina

Sponsors:

U.S. National Cancer Institute, World Health Organization’s Regional

Ofce for Africa, Center for Tobacco Control in Africa, Mayo Clinic

You are invited to participate in this dynamic workshop about tobacco control

research activities and priorities in Africa. This workshop is an opportunity to:

• Learn about current tobacco control research efforts in Africa and the scientic

priorities to support implementation of the Framework Convention for Tobacco

Control (FCTC) articles in African countries.

• Contribute to the renement of tobacco control research priorities and identify

research and dissemination efforts that would be most benecial, feasible, and

responsive to needs in African countries.

• Network with presenters and attendees to develop potential collaborative

partnerships to help implement these priorities.

To register for this workshop, please send your name,

afliation, and contact information to Jenny Twesten

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