The Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research (ATIM) provides an overview of tobacco control and public health, with a particular focus on the role of the tobacco industry. The making of ATIM was funded by The Union and the Framework Convention Secretariat. These funders have had no input into the research or its conclusions. They are not responsible for any content on or the publication of the website, and they do not necessarily endorse any of it.
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