EOCO, WHO to tackle illicit tobacco trade - Adomonline.com

She noted that the illicit tobacco trade poses a challenge as other criminal economic activities could be perpetrated through it.

Joana Ansong, WHO country representative for Non-Communicable Diseases, and other officials of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat, the UNDP, and some Unit Heads of EOCO

COP Addo-Danquah made the remarks when a seven-member delegation made up of officials of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat (FCTC), Geneva, Switzerland and the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) interacted with officials of EOCO on Monday, September 18, 2023.

 The discussion centred on how law enforcement strategies could be adopted in Ghana’s fight against illicit tobacco trade and other challenges in tackling illicit canker.

Speaker after speaker underscored the dangers posed by illicit trade in tobacco and why the menace ought to be dealt with through the active collaboration of all stakeholders.

The Coordinator and Development Assistant of FCTC, Andrew Black added that despite the profitable nature of the illicit tobacco trade, there is a huge global problem with trading illicit tobacco and its risk is large

Joana Ansong, WHO country representative for Non-Communicable Diseases and other officials of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat, the UNDP, and some Unit Heads of EOCO.