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Twelve African countries gathered in Abidjan on 23–24 March 2026 to accelerate implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, strengthening tax administration and cross-border cooperation. With 22 countries in the WHO African Region having ratified the Protocol, WHO AFRO and the Convention Secretariat reaffirmed their commitment to sustained technical assistance.

“There are various reasons for medication failure,” says Majaha Mtshali, tuberculosis (TB) focal person and staff nurse at Piggs Peak hospital in northwestern Eswatini. “When people do not take their medication correctly, whether by missing doses, taking it at the wrong times, receiving the wrong treatment, or stopping treatment early, there can be serious consequences.”

Twelve African countries gathered in Abidjan on 23–24 March 2026 to accelerate implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, strengthening tax administration and cross-border cooperation. With 22 countries in the WHO African Region having ratified the Protocol, WHO AFRO and the Convention Secretariat reaffirmed their commitment to sustained technical assistance.

Twelve African countries gathered in Abidjan on 23–24 March 2026 to accelerate implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, strengthening tax administration and cross-border cooperation. With 22 countries in the WHO African Region having ratified the Protocol, WHO AFRO and the Convention Secretariat reaffirmed their commitment to sustained technical assistance.

Twelve African countries gathered in Abidjan on 23–24 March 2026 to accelerate implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, strengthening tax administration and cross-border cooperation. With 22 countries in the WHO African Region having ratified the Protocol, WHO AFRO and the Convention Secretariat reaffirmed their commitment to sustained technical assistance.

Twelve African countries gathered in Abidjan on 23–24 March 2026 to accelerate implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, strengthening tax administration and cross-border cooperation. With 22 countries in the WHO African Region having ratified the Protocol, WHO AFRO and the Convention Secretariat reaffirmed their commitment to sustained technical assistance.

Twelve African countries gathered in Abidjan on 23–24 March 2026 to accelerate implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, strengthening tax administration and cross-border cooperation. With 22 countries in the WHO African Region having ratified the Protocol, WHO AFRO and the Convention Secretariat reaffirmed their commitment to sustained technical assistance.