Table 3.

Timeline of development of tobacco policies addressing the WHO tobacco use prevention“best buy”interventions

Policy	Year of development	Lead sector	“Best buy” interventions addressed in the policy
			Tax increase	Protect people from tobacco smoke	Warn about the dangers of tobacco	Bans on tobacco advertising
Decision N° 0222/P/MSP/SGF/DMSP prohibiting smoking in all structures of the Ministry of Health	1988	Health		x
Law N° 98/004 on the orientation of education in Cameroon	1998	Education		x
Law No. 2006/018 of 29 December 2006 governing advertising in Cameroon		Communication				x
Memo N° 1913 prohibiting smoking in the structures of the Yaoundé City Council	2007	Territorial administration		x
Circular N° 07/788/CF/L/Finance Ministry / HR / SP prohibiting smoking in all structures of the Ministry of Economy and Finances	2007	Finance		x
Order N° 967 Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Trade, regarding health warnings on packages of tobacco products	2007	Health/Trade			x
Circular N° 012/B1/1464/ MINEDUB /SG/HR/ SSSAPPS establishing non-smoking areas and anti-tobacco clubs in schools	2007	Education		x
Circular N° 19/07/MINESEC / SG/HR/SDSSAPPS of on the establishment of anti-tobacco clubs in schools and making schools “non-smoking areas.”	2007	Education		x
Circular N° MINESUP / SG / DPDSU on tobacco control in the central services of the Ministry of Higher Education and public universities	2012	Education		x
Circular N°003 /LC/MINAS/SG/DSN/SDLCES/ SLCFS prohibiting smoking in all structures of the Ministry of social affairs	2014	Social Affairs		x
Law N° 2014/026 of 23 December 2014 on the finance law of the Republic of Cameroon for the 2015 financial year	2014	Finance	x
Sub-Prefectoral decision N° 06/SPD/BLPA/2015 prohibiting smoking in public places in Bamenda I Sub-Division	2015	Territorial administration		x