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Botswana adopts a comprehensive tobacco control law

Photograph: Hon. Dr Edwin G. Dikoloti, Minister of Health and Wellness, who was a strong advocate for the adoption of the new law. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Botswana).

The "Tobacco Control Act 2021" was passed by the National Assembly on 16 August 2021, and published in the official gazette of Botswana on 29 October 2021. This new Act repeals the Control of Smoking Act of 1992.

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