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 | x | x | ||||||
Presidency | x | x | x | ||||||||
Ministry of Communication | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Town Hall | x | x | x | ||||||||
Tobacco industry representatives | x | x | x | ||||||||
Advertising companies | x | x | x | ||||||||
Ministry of Justice | x | x | x | ||||||||
Law N° 2014/026 of 23 December 2014 on the finance law of the Republic of Cameroon for the 2015 financial year | 8 | Parliament | x | x | x | ||||||
Presidency | x | x | x | ||||||||
Prime Ministry | x | x | x | ||||||||
Ministry of Finance/ General Direction of Taxation | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
Ministry of Finance/ General Direction of Customs | x | x | x | ||||||||
Ministry of Trade | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Ministry of Health | x | x | x | ||||||||
WHO | x | x | x | ||||||||
GICAM [Inter Patronal Groupings of Cameroon] | x | x | x | ||||||||
Tobacco companies | x | x | x | ||||||||
Order N°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 | ||||||||
Ministry of Health | x | x | x | x | |||||||
Ministry of Trade | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
General Direction of Customs | x | x | |||||||||
Tobacco industries | x | x | x | ||||||||
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 | x | ||||
LUTOMA [Association for the fight against drug addiction and mental illness] | x | x | x | ||||||||