Thursday, September 28, 2023
  • CAPHRA demands action on disposable vape regulation

    In light of World Smokefree Day on May 31, the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) is calling on governments and regulatory bodies to take action in implementing strict regulations for disposable vapes, in line with their recent position statement. CAPHRA’s position statement outlines two key areas where immediate action is required:…

  • Kiwis lead the way towards reducing harm from tobacco

    New Zealand’s Government has taken a progressive and welcomed stance on vaping, which is now a shining light in comparison to Australia’s newly announced “war on vaping” which doubles down on their failed medical model for nicotine. The only plausible outcome of this doubling down is less control on access and more risk to consumers…

  • 3 year ban – 4 million deaths

    Join Heneage Mitchell at AVI’s #Funvocacy 19 “The Need for THR in LMICs” where he discusses the banning of safer nicotine products in developing countries & the tragic results of unsafe decision-making.  

  • HR coalition urges WHO FCTC to include SNP consumers at COP10

    The member organisations of CAPHRA have written to their respective country FCTC delegations attending COP10 asking that each includes at least one consumer of safer nicotine products. COP10 will be held in Panama in November. It is hosted by the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). CAPHRA (Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco…

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An absolute giant of tobacco control, Lars Ramström, calls time on @WHO and ⁦@FCTCofficial⁩ with a withering critique of their dogmatic refusal to embrace tobacco harm reduction, seeing only trivial threats, but never the vast opportunities. #COP10

Countries asked to reject measures that will deprive billion smokers of better alternatives @caphraorg @WHO @FCTCofficial #vaping #ecigarettes #tobaccoharmreduction

E-cigarettes are not a gateway into smoking: global study
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Today marks four years since India banned less toxic alternatives to smoking through an ordinance, which was later ratified by Parliament as The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019. The ban has caused immense damage to India's tobacco control efforts, led to harassment and criminalization of millions of users of these products and is depriving millions more of an opportunity to avoid the deadly consequences of smoking.As a consumer non-profit representing Indians who have successfully quit smoking with the help of these products and also our 120 million smokers who deserve access to risk reduction, the Association of Vapers India has prepared a shadow report that reviews India's progress and have sent same to WHO's FCTC ahead of the COP10 being held in Panama in November. The Executive Summary can be found here bit.ly/45QUKV6 , and the full Shadow Report here bit.ly/45SKxH ... See MoreSee Less

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