TobReg welcomes UP representative

Dr OA Ayo Yusuf from the School of Dentistry at the University of Pretoria has been formally admitted as the 12th Member of the prestigious scientific group of the world health organization - Tobacco Regulation Study Group(TobReg). This group, made up of international experts in tobacco control, works within the Tobacco-Free Initiative programme, which is part of theNon-communicable disease and Mental Health (NMH) cluster of the WHO. The objective of the TobReg is to advise WHO in order to provide scientifically sound recommendations to Member States addressing the most effective and evidence-based means to fill regulatory gaps in tobacco control and achieve a coordinated regulatory framework for tobacco products.