ACBF, partners get Gates Foundation grant for tobacco control
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has made a US$32m grant available to the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s Foundation (CDC Foundation) and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK). The grant will be used to advance the coordination of the Tobacco Control Project across the continent, which aims to curb the menace of tobacco in Africa.