Teaming Up for a Tobacco-Free Future!

Great news! Here at MCDO, we’re taking a big step forward in the fight against tobacco. On June 25th, 2025, in Addis Ababa, we officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) and other key organizations on the National Tobacco Control Coordination Committee.

This MoU is all about working together to really put tobacco control laws into action. As Heran Gerba, the Director General of the EFDA, highlighted at the signing ceremony, tobacco is a serious threat to everyone’s health. That’s why we, along with other government and civil society groups, are committed to working hard to enforce both international and national tobacco control laws.

Did you know? MCDO and the EFDA have been working together on vital initiatives like this for the past 10 years! This latest agreement builds on a decade of shared commitment to public health.