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