Press Release:-  The Government of Saint Lucia seeks to advance further implementation of sound tobacco control and control of all forms of smoking through the design of a National Tobacco Control Policy. This project is being implemented by the Substance Abuse Advisory Council Secretariat of the Ministry of Health and Wellness through a grant from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative and their subsidiary the Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. The policy will address the risk factors which contribute to increasing rates of chronic non-communicable diseases and pre-mature death. The required policy also seeks to incorporate all related international, regional and