• Important Note on Casting Your Vote! Is your chosen candidate genuinely concerned about the wellbeing of Sri Lankan citizens?

• According to Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the first global public health treaty adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco industry (TI) denotes tobacco manufacturers, wholesale distributors and importers of tobacco products. Article 5.3 of the FCTC recommends measure... [read more]

 

• It’s the first birthday of SARC-CCT!!!

• On15th July 2019 South Asian Regional Consortium Centre for Combating Tobacco (SARC-CCT) was ceremonially launched by the Vice-Chancellor of University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Professor Chandrika N. Wijeyaratne, at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo. SARC-CCT is coordinated by the Centre for Combating Tob... [read more]

 

• TobaccoUnmasked Media Wiki’s 3rd Anniversary Celebration

• Tobacco Unmasked is the official information portal of the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT) based on a media wiki platform. It contains evidence based information on the tobacco industry. TU website has Sinhala and Tamil mirror wikis too. TobaccoUnmasked celebrated its 3rd year anniversary on 7th ... [read more]

 

• Webinar 2: Protecting Youth and children from Industry Manipulation in the South Asia Region

• The second webinar of the “World No Tobacco Day 2020 webinar series” organised by the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT), together with the South Asian Regional Consortium Centre for Combating Tobacco (SARC-CCT) network and the  International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (The Union) ... [read more]

 

• A tribute to a great Leader

• Prof Aurelia Jennifer Perera completed this year (2020) two illustrious terms in the office of Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. This short post is a humble tribute to her, compiled by the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT), the WHO-sanctioned Tobacco Observatory in Sri Lanka, hosted... [read more]

 

• Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use:World No Tobacco Day 31st May 2020

• World Health Organization (WHO) has declared every year 31st of May as the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). This year The World No Tobacco Day focuses on “Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use”, as youth is a main target of the tobacco industry in ... [read more]

 

• Tobacco industry manipulation of youth and children in the South Asia Region Webinar I: SARC-CCT Webinar Series to Commemorate World No Tobacco Day 2020

• The very first webinar of the South Asian Regional Consortium Centre (SARC-CCT) Webinar Series commemorating the World No Tobacco Day 2020 was successfully held on 31st May– on the World No Tobacco day 2020. This webinar was organised by the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT) Sri Lanka together with... [read more]

 

• Question And Answer Session For The Journalists On “Covid-19 And Tobacco And Alcohol Industries” Held On 17th May 2020

• Resource Materials

 

• Webinar on ' Psychology of Corona and the Role of Tobacco Alcohol Industries'

• Webinar Resource Materials

 

• A letter to HE the president, Sri Lanka requesting to ban tobacco sales during the COVID-19 Epidemic

• A letter was sent to HE the president Gotabaya Rajapaksa from the stakeholders of tobacco control and public health in Sri Lanka requesting to ban tobacco sales during the COVID-19 Epidemic. Centre for Combating Tobacco wishes to express our gratitude for all people friendly organizations that accep... [read more]