• Tobacco Cultivation in Sri Lanka- The Past, Present and the Future

• A National Forum on “Tobacco Cultivation in Sri Lanka- Past, Present and the Future” was conducted by the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT), Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in collaboration with Presidential Task Force on Drug Prevention on Tuesday 27th, February 2018 at Colombo. This fo... [read more]

 

• Coverage for "National Forum on Tobacco Cultivation in Sri Lanka" on National TV Channels

 

• Symposium on Grass Root Level Actions to Control Tobacco / Alcohol and to Counter Industry Interference

• Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT), Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in collaboration with Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) organised the Symposium on Grass Root Level Actions to Control Tobacco / Alcohol and to Counter Industry Interference, on the 19th of September 2017 at the ... [read more]

 

• Workshops on Investigative Reporting related to Tobacco Industry and FCTC Article 5.3 for Local Correspondents of National Media

• Two workshops on the above topics were conducted on 14th November and 21st November for the local correspondents from North Western and Northern provinces. The workshops were organized as a collaborative project with, Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC). The main aim of the workshops was to i... [read more]

 

• Sticker campaign at the Fort Railway station

• A sticker campaign at Fort Railway station   conducted by CCT and ADIC was successfully held on 29th August 2017  

 

• Launch of the Centre for Combating Tobacco Official Webpage cct.lk

• The official webpage of the Centre for Combating Tobacco (cct.lk) was launched by HE the President on 19th July 2017 in a ceremony organized by the Presidential Task Force on Drug Prevention at Panadura.  

 

• Coverage for the cct.lk web launch on National TV Channels

 

• Coverage for the media conference on National TV Channels

 

• University of Bath Press Release on TobaccoUnmasked

• The official launch of the web page cct.lk by HE the President on 19th July 2017 in a ceremony organized by the Presidential Task Force on Drug Prevention at Panadura was reported at the University of Bath (UOB) official web page on 2017/07.19 http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/2017/07/19/tobaccounmasked... [read more]

 

• Tobacco Unmasked: Website Launch and the Networking Forum

• Tobacco Unmasked: Website Launch and the Networking Forum was held on 7th July 2017, from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm at the Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo. The official information portal of Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT) on tobacco industry influences at different levels in Sri Lanka and the region, tobaccou... [read more]