Table 4 Actors involved on the formulation and implementation of some tobacco use prevention policies in Cameroon
Policy | Numbers of sectors involved | Types of sectors | Role in the policy process | Level/extent of involvement | Actor positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formulation | Implementation | Follow-up/Evaluation | High/leadership role | Middle | Low | Supportive | Mixed | Non-supportive | |||
Law No. 2006/018 of December 29, 2006 governing advertising in Cameroon which prohibit advertising of tobacco products | 7 | Parliament | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 |
Presidency | x | 听 | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||
Ministry of Communication | x | 听 | x | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||
Town Hall | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||
Tobacco industry representatives | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | ||
Advertising companies | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||
Ministry of Justice | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | x | 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 | 8 | Parliament | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 |
Presidency | x | 听 | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||
Prime Ministry | x | 听 | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||
Ministry of Finance/ General Direction of Taxation | x | x | x | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||
Ministry of Finance/ General Direction of Customs | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||
Ministry of Trade | x | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||
Ministry of Health | x | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | x | x | 听 | 听 | ||
WHO | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||
GICAM [Inter Patronal Groupings of Cameroon] | x | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | x | 听 | ||
Tobacco companies | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | ||
Order N掳967/ Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Trade of 25 June 2007 Health Warnings on Tobacco Products | 5 | Expert Group for Tobacco Control | x | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Ministry of Health | x | 听 | x | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||
Ministry of Trade | x | x | x | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||
General Direction of Customs | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||
Tobacco industries | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | ||
Circular No. 19/07/ MINESEC/SG/HR/SKSAPPS of 11 September 2007 on Creating smoke-free zones and anti-smoking clubs | 2 | Ministry of Secondary Education | x | x | x | x | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | 听 |
LUTOMA [Association for the fight against drug addiction and mental illness] | x | 听 | 听 | 听 | x | 听 | x | 听 | 听 | ||