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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Alcohol sale, advertising policy in pipeline

PIUS RUGONZIBWA in ArushaDaily News;
Thursday,January 15, 2009

TANZANIA is in a process to formulate policy that will administer sale, advertisements, promotions and general consumption of alcoholic beverages and products. The Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Joseph Mbatia, told the 'Daily News' here on Wednesday that the country had no such policy and was now planning to involve stakeholders to see how it can be introduced and implemented.
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