Consumer advocacy groups are asking the World Health Organization (WHO) to include tobacco harm reduction (THR) in its global control policies and listen to the voices of over a billion consumers at an upcoming meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)...
The Philippines ' Vape Law has provided a crucial legal and ethical framework for tobacco harm reduction, empowering the medical community to recommend novel tobacco products to patients who do not quit smoking combustible cigarettes entirely. This shift was highlighted by oral and...
A former official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a new approach to tobacco harm reduction in Asia-Pacific, where smoking prevalence remains the highest in the world. Professor Tikki Pang, a senior global health consultant for the Center for Healthcare Policy and Reform...
A group of tobacco harm reduction experts called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to acknowledge innovative products such as vapes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches, saying the organization’s prohibitionist approach contradicts its mission to reduce tobacco-related deaths. In an...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto together with the Pasig City Anti-Smoking Task Force. The Pasig City government was recognized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Monday, March 24, for its anti-tobacco use efforts and programs after receiving the highest score in the Index for...
Scientists and tobacco harm reduction (THR) experts stressed that nicotine alone is not the cause of smoking-related diseases and that further studies are needed to know more about its potential therapeutic benefits. Neuroscientist Dr. Paul Newhouse "I have never in all my career as a...
European Parliament (wikipedia/file) The European Parliament became the first legislative body in the world to officially recognize tobacco harm reduction (THR) as a public health strategy when it ratified on February 16, 2022 a special committee report calling for stronger EU action on how to beat...
