After the Golden Age: New Players, New Risks, and New Opportunities
After the Global Health Golden Age: New Players, New Risks, and New Opportunities The era of soaring global health investments is over, but a new, more complex landscape is emerging. Derek Yach, Aviva Ron, and Dorit Nitzan explore this transition in their recent perspective, The Golden Age of Global Health is Over. What Follows?.One key […]
Policy Spotlight: Tobacco Control in Laos and the Potential of THR
How Tobacco Harm Reduction Can Decrease The Public Health Burden of Smoking in Laos. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic, also known as Laos, is a country that has both a problem with its smoking prevalence and can have a potential solution through tobacco harm reduction (THR). As of 2022, Laos had an estimated adult smoking […]
Uzbekistan’s Restrictions on Safer Nicotine Alternatives are ‘Costing Thousands Of Lives’
Ground-breaking new research reveals Uzbekistan’s restrictive policies on safer alternatives to cigarettes are resulting in thousands of unnecessary deaths every year. The comprehensive study Tale of Two Nations by Smoke Free Sweden compares the tobacco control approaches of Uzbekistan and Sweden, showing how prohibition-based policies are failing to save lives while harm reduction strategies deliver […]
Cessation Over Harm Reduction: WCTC 2025 Draws a Hard Line Against Less Harmful Nicotine Products
Dublin, Ireland — The World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025 (WCTC) brought together global public health leaders to confront the ongoing tobacco epidemic, but for tobacco harm reduction advocates, the event highlighted a concerning resistance to innovation in cessation strategies. While the conference reaffirmed global commitments to traditional tobacco control measures, taxation, advertising bans, and […]
Oral Nicotine Pouches Are a Game-Changer For Women In Sweden’s Smoke-Free Success
First-of-its-kind study reveals female-friendly pouches have revolutionised how to wipe out cigarettes. Ground-breaking new research shows that oral nicotine pouches are the breakthrough innovation helping to accelerate Sweden’s journey towards becoming the world’s first ‘smoke-free’ nation – and have finally put women at the heart of this transformation. The comprehensive report Power in a Pouch, […]
The Science Speaks: Why Safer Nicotine Products Deserve Regulatory Support
The EU Reporter’s recent article, “A pragmatic path to ending smoking in Europe”, emphasises the scientific consensus: not all nicotine products carry the same risk. The piece advocates for regulatory differentiation based on product risk profiles, encouraging the use of safer alternatives like nicotine pouches, which eliminate combustion and significantly reduce harm. As Europe revises […]
A Voice for Harm Reduction in Bangladesh: Dr. Delon Human on Safer Nicotine Alternatives
Dr. Delon Human, a global health expert and leading advocate for tobacco harm reduction with decades of experience advising governments…
World Vape Day 2025: Safer alternatives offer SE Asia an escape route from tobacco harm
Singapore May 30, 2025 – As World Vape Day 2025 is marked globally, the Asia Harm Reduction Alliance (AsHRA) is urging governments across Southeast Asia to recognize the critical role e-cigarettes and other smoke-free alternatives can play in addressing the region’s growing tobacco burden. Southeast Asia is home to over 90% of the world’s smokeless […]
Restrictive policies on smoke-free alternatives could cost thousands of Spanish lives, report finds
A restrictive approach to safer smoke-free alternatives to cigarettes is hindering Spain’s fight against the toll of tobacco and putting tens of thousands of lives at risk, according to a major new report released today. The report, Tale of Two Nations: Spain vs Sweden, highlights the stark contrast in public health outcomes between the two […]
Zarda, Gul, Sada Pata and Khoinee: The State of Smokeless Tobacco Use in Bangladesh
The Harms Caused by Smokeless Tobacco and The Hope Brought by Harm-Reduced Products While tobacco risks are often associated with cigarettes and smoke, a huge category of tobacco-related harm – particularly in South Asian countries – comes from smokeless tobacco products (SLTs). This is also true for Bangladesh. With the smoking rate in Bangladesh already […]