Table 3 Timeline of development of tobacco policies addressing the WHO tobacco use prevention“best buy”interventions
Policy | Year of development | Lead sector | “Best buy” interventions addressed in the policy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tax increase | Protect people from tobacco smoke | Warn about the dangers of tobacco | Bans on tobacco advertising | |||
Decision N° 0222/P/MSP/SGF/DMSP prohibiting smoking in all structures of the Ministry of Health | 1988 | Health | x | |||
Law N° 98/004 on the orientation of education in Cameroon | 1998 | Education | x | |||
Law No. 2006/018 of 29 December 2006 governing advertising in Cameroon | Communication | x | ||||
Memo N° 1913 prohibiting smoking in the structures of the Yaoundé City Council | 2007 | Territorial administration | x | |||
Circular N° 07/788/CF/L/Finance Ministry / HR / SP prohibiting smoking in all structures of the Ministry of Economy and Finances | 2007 | Finance | x | |||
Order N° 967 Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Trade, regarding health warnings on packages of tobacco products | 2007 | Health/Trade | x | |||
Circular N° 012/B1/1464/ MINEDUB /SG/HR/ SSSAPPS establishing non-smoking areas and anti-tobacco clubs in schools | 2007 | Education | x | |||
Circular N° 19/07/MINESEC / SG/HR/SDSSAPPS of on the establishment of anti-tobacco clubs in schools and making schools “non-smoking areas.” | 2007 | Education | x | |||
Circular N° MINESUP / SG / DPDSU on tobacco control in the central services of the Ministry of Higher Education and public universities | 2012 | Education | x | |||
Circular N°003 /LC/MINAS/SG/DSN/SDLCES/ SLCFS prohibiting smoking in all structures of the Ministry of social affairs | 2014 | Social Affairs | x | |||
Law N° 2014/026 of 23 December 2014 on the finance law of the Republic of Cameroon for the 2015 financial year | 2014 | Finance | x | |||
Sub-Prefectoral decision N° 06/SPD/BLPA/2015 prohibiting smoking in public places in Bamenda I Sub-Division | 2015 | Territorial administration | x | |||