The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and National Institute of Statistics of the Republic of Cameroon have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between both institutions within the framework of the project titled “Integration of the ‘Tobacco Questions for Surveys (TQS)’ into the National Surveys in Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States”. The MoA was signed on 06 March 2015 by Prof. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, and Mr. Joseph Tedou, Director General of National Institute of Statistics of the Republic of Cameroon.

During the implementation period, the National Institute of Statistics of the Republic of Cameroon will integrate the TQS into its National Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), to harmonize and standardize the monitoring of key tobacco control indicators for evidence-based policy making and promote sustainability through frequent collection of the tobacco use data.

For more information on TQS Integration Project, please visit: http://www.oicstatcom.org/tqs.php