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A webinar on “Lifetime ban on tobacco for younger generations: Maldives did it! Will Sri Lanka too?” was successfully held on 25th May 2026 with the participation of Experts from Maldives and Sri Lanka. It was organised by the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT) together with Young Professionals' All... [read more]
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Reshani Takshila, Lashani Chethana and Thimali Takshila, who successfully completed the first phase of the short course "Investigating tobacco industry interference on public health policies and actions”, successfully commenced the second phase on 17th May 2026.
They initiated the discussion with... [read more]
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Hasith Sandaruwan, who completed the first phase of the short course "Investigating tobacco industry interference on public health policies and actions”, successfully commenced the second phase in early May 2026.
A Training of Trainers (TOT) program for 30 young persons, including members of the ... [read more]
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As the second phase of the short course launched last February, participants who successfully completed the first phase were invited to conduct an intervention engaging their community networks to counteract tobacco industry interference. Nine applicants were selected for the second phase, which wil... [read more]
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A workshop on ‘Investigating tobacco industry interference on public health policies and actions’ was successfully conducted on 1st February 2026. It was jointly organised by the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT) and Young Professionals’ Alliance for Health (YouPAH) with funding support from Vital ... [read more]
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A media briefing organised by the Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) Sri Lanka, to launch the Global and Sri Lankan Tobacco Industry Interference (TII) Index was successfully held on 7th January 2026 at the Courtyard by Marriott by Colombo, Colombo.
Dr. Manuja Perera, Editor/TobaccoUnmas... [read more]
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Dr Manuja Perera the Editor of the CCT was invited as a guest speaker by the Directorate of Non Communicable Disease Control of the Ministry of Health and Mass Media for an advocacy meeting for media personnel and influencers on tobacco control. It was held on 19th December 2025 at Lavender Hall, BM... [read more]
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Dr. Manuja Perera, Editor of Centre for Combating Tobacco, was invited to do a presentation on the Current Implementation Status of the TAPS Ban in Sri Lanka to the National Council for Noncommunicable Diseases chaired by the Hon. Minister of Health, Dr. Nalinda Jayathissa on 24th October 2025. In h... [read more]
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The Global Public Health Summit 2025 and 30th Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka (CCPSL) were held in Colombo from 13th to 16th July 2025.
Ms. Chinthika Perera and Mr. P. Dineshkumar presented two abstracts showcasing key investigative research findings c... [read more]
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Mr. Periyannan Dineshkumar, serving as a Tamil-language editor at the Centre for Combatting Tobacco (CCT), has been selected to take part in the esteemed course TIMRA 2025 – Tobacco Industry Monitoring, Research and Accountability – hosted by the University of Bath, UK. Held from June 30 to July 4, ... [read more]
