Table 1.

Details of the Essential Points of Legislation and Existing Policy Documents in the Gambia

Time points	Legislation and policy documents	Details
1998	Prohibition of Smoking (Public Places) Act	Comprehensively bans smoking in any enclosed (?) public place, workplace, hospital, public vehicle, or Government premises
2003	Ban on Tobacco Advertisements Act	Ban on advertisement or promotion of a tobacco product in any form
2007	Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)	Ratification of the FCTC and entry into force
2009	Health Warning Directives	Heath warnings that describe the harmful effect of tobacco use must occupy 30% of the principal display areas on both sides of cigarette packs and include a Sold in The Gambia label
2012	Needs Assessment	Convention Secretariat Needs Assessment for implementation of the WHO FCTC in the Gambia
2012	National Tobacco Control Committee	Formation of a multi-sectorial working group, which comprises partners or stakeholders from government ministries, civil society organizations and nongovernmental organizations, and has responsibility for formulating tobacco control policies and making recommendations for tobacco control
2013	Tax increase policy	Three year tobacco tax policy was developed, which was implemented 2014–2016
2013	National Tobacco Control Policy and Action Plan	Outlines the strategic direction that will be pursued in the control of tobacco in the Gambia between 2013 and 2018
2016	Tobacco Control Act 2016	Aims to control the demand and supply of tobacco-related products, implement the WHO FCTC
2016	National Clinical Guideline for Cessation Services	Launching of a 3-year national tobacco cessation clinical guideline
2016	Illicit Trade Protocol	Accession to the Protocol on Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products