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Safer alternatives to smoking can save nearly 700,000 lives in Chile, Ireland and Taiwan

STOCKHOLM, 10 December 2024 - Almost 700,000 lives would be saved in Ireland, Taiwan and Chile if those countries embraced…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance10 December 2024

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Smoke-free alternatives could save 4.6m lives in Indonesia

STOCKHOLM, 09 December – MORE than 4.6 million lives could be saved if Indonesia embraces smoke-free alternatives to traditional cigarettes,…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance9 December 2024

Drug Harm Reduction Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

Global health experts unveil four-point plan to combat oral diseases through tobacco harm reduction

LONDON, 4 December 2024 – Leading international health experts today unveiled a pioneering four-point plan to address the global crisis…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance4 December 2024

Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

Oral Health for All: The Safer Alternative to Smoking You Need Now

Combustion, not nicotine, is the primary driver of smoking-related oral diseases and cancers. The report "Transforming Oral Health for All"…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance4 December 2024

Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Decline in Smoking

Highlighting the 52% drop in cigarette sales between 2011 and 2023 and the rise of alternative products. Japan faces a…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance21 November 2024

E-cigarettes Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

Harm Reduction, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and the Changes Nations Need: A Speech by Dr. Denzil L. Douglas

How the WHO FCTC Implicitly Supports Tobacco Harm Reduction In a recent speech during the 2024 New Approaches Conference in…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance16 October 2024

Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction Vaping

SWEDEN ‘WAY AHEAD’ AS EC SETS SMOKE-FREE 2040 GOAL

STOCKHOLM, Friday 20 September - LEADING international health experts today backed the European Commission’s call for a tobacco-free generation by…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance20 September 2024

E-cigarettes Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction Vaping

New Zealand Halves Excise Tax on Heated Tobacco Products: An Important Step Towards Harm Reduction

The benefits of risk-proportionate tobacco policies in New Zealand for a smoke-free 2025. In a significant policy shift, the New…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance19 July 2024

E-cigarettes Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction Vaping

A Conversation with Dr. Mendelsohn: What are the Unintended Consequences of Australia’s Vaping Regulations?

Australia’s restrictive vaping policies, black market booms and rise in youth use A recent report on New Zealand celebrates this…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance16 July 2024

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Drug Harm Reduction New Zealand Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

CAPHRA to Showcase Global Lessons from New Zealand and Sweden at GFN 2024

The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) was thrilled to announce its participation in the upcoming Global…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance20 June 2024

Nicotine Pouches Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

Sweden Builds on an Already Successful Approach to Tobacco Control

1 November 2024 is the proposed effective date for Sweden’s reduced tax on alternative nicotine products. The 20% decrease in…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance26 April 2024

E-cigarettes India Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

The Glamourisation of Tobacco: India’s Film Industry, Smoking and Innovative Policies

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) by the World Health Organisation is one of the most widely adopted treaties…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance24 April 2024

Bangladesh Drug Harm Reduction Nicotine Pouches Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

Smokeless Tobacco and Women in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is known to have the highest usage of smokeless tobacco among women across the world. These forms of chewing…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance5 April 2024

Reducing Smoking Harms: THR and The COP10 Summit

COP Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Tobacco Harm Reduction and The COP10 Summit

The 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) was…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance12 March 2024

Smoking Rates in Sweden Show Policymakers the Sucess of THR

Nicotine Pouches Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

Healthcare advocates encourage governments and policymakers to emulate Smoke-free Sweden

22 February 2024, Stockholm, Sweden – The World Health Organisation (WHO) recklessly ignored the Swedish success story during its Tenth…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance29 February 2024

Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction Vaping

How South Africa can save lives by implementing Tobacco Harm Reduction Policies

Highlighting the potential impact of harm reduction policies on tobacco-related fatalities across four lower and middle-income countries (LMICs), a recent…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance22 February 2024

Drug Harm Reduction Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

The relation between Life Expectancy, Causes of Death, and Tobacco Consumption in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is one among the four nations discussed in a new case study as part of a recent report that…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance21 February 2024

Tobacco Control Saves Lives in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Nicotine Pouches Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

Securing an Improved Future for Bangladesh Through Adjustments in Tobacco Control

A recent report, centring on the prevention of tobacco-related deaths, showcases Bangladesh as a case study, illustrating the life-saving potential…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance19 February 2024

E-cigarettes New Zealand Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

New Zealand’s Smoking Ban Reversal: A Step Backward or a Necessary Pivot?

In November 2023, New Zealand's new Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, announced his government's intentions to remove the nation's smoking ban.…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance17 January 2024

Drug Harm Reduction E-cigarettes Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

Press Release: Adoption of Sweden’s smoke-free strategy

More than 2.5 million lives could be saved in four LMICs countries by adopting Sweden’s smoke-free strategy – major new…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance25 October 2023

Drug Harm Reduction India Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

A Glaring Absence of Tobacco Discussions in India’s G20 Meetings

During the recently held 2023 G20 Summit, national leaders and cabinet ministers from across the world came together for a…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance6 October 2023

Drug Harm Reduction Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

The Vilification of Nicotine: Countering Misinformation Across the Healthcare Sector and Beyond

A recent survey shared by Sermo and the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World reveals surprising insights into the misinformation that…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance14 September 2023

E-cigarettes Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

Measurable Biomarkers used to evaluate Harm Reduction Potential

A new research paper is challenging a long-standing belief in the tobacco control community. For too long, potentially less harmful…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance12 September 2023

COP Drug Harm Reduction Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

Call for greater consumer advocate participation in FCTC COP10 Meeting

Consumer advocates are calling for the next Government to support greater consumer advocacy participation in the upcoming FCTC COP10 meeting…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance24 August 2023

Bangladesh Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction Vaping

International health experts: Bangladesh can be smoke-free by 2040 if it adopts the Swedish model

Prominent global health experts have issued an urgent plea to the legislative body of Bangladesh, strongly urging them to follow…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance6 June 2023

Nicotine Pouches Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

World No Tobacco Day: Product Substitution Strategy to End Smoking in Asia

World No Tobacco Day is observed annually on May 31st, aiming to raise awareness about the health risks associated with…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance31 May 2023

Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction Vaping

Are Big Pharma payments driving anti-vape campaigns?

“The health of Whānau is not for sale in Aotearoa, yet worryingly, perhaps we’ve seen the first evidence that it…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance21 April 2023

COP Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction Vaping

Media Need To Play Fair COP On Anti-Tobacco Work

“There are some in the media who are doing their best to discredit the work we do. They should instead…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance12 April 2023

Nicotine Pouches Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

Sweden’s Gift to Global Public Health

With a smoking rate of only 5.6%, Sweden is set to become a smoke-free country in 2023 – a world…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance22 March 2023

E-cigarettes Recent Updates Tobacco Harm Reduction

Taiwan Vaping Ban Disappointing For Its Many Smokers

“Raising the legal age for buying cigarettes to 20 is a good move, but effectively banning e-cigarettes is disappointing from…

Asia Harm Reduction Alliance12 March 2023

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