The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and National Institute of Statistics (INS) of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) .

The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and National Institute of Statistics (INS) of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire 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 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States”. The MoA was signed on 19 April 2016 by H.E. Amb. Musa KULAKLIKAYA, Director General of SESRIC, and Mr. Ibrahima BA, Director General of INS of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire.

During the implementation period, INS will integrate the TQS into Survey on the Employment Situation and the Informal Sector of 2016 (ENSESI 2016), 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