The Gambia WHO FCTC Needs Assessment

Overview

The Gambia ratified the Convention on 18 September 2007 and it entered into force for The Gambia on 17 December 2007. A needs assessment exercise for implementation of the WHO FCTC was conducted jointly by the Government of The Gambia and the Convention Secretariat from May to September 2012, that comprise a review of the status, challenges and potential needs deriving from the country’s latest implementation report and other sources of information, and the mission of an international team from the Convention Secretariat from 10 to 18 September 2012.