Members of the Philippine House of Representatives raised concerns that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may have violated several laws when it accepted funds in support of tobacco control […]Read More
A group of acclaimed experts sent a letter to Asia Pacific’s Health Ministers and Secretaries to express deep concern over the World Health Organisation’s latest Tobacco Product Regulation Report (TobReg). […]Read More
#WVD21 highlighted smoke-free products as ‘the better choice’ to combustible cigarettes. World Vape Day this year is an unprecedented success with social media engagement about the annual global celebration up […]Read More
Science has shown that burning or the combustion process when smoking a cigarette is what produces harmful constituents that cause disease, not nicotine. Dr. Victor Joseph Yamat, Scientific Affairs Manager […]Read More
Some 370 respirators are rotting in the Department of Health warehouse after the agency refused to distribute them to hospitals in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic because they were […]Read More
Electronic cigarettes may be an inclusive harm reduction strategy for African American and Latino/Latina (Latinx) smokers, according to the findings of a groundbreaking study. “African American and Latinx smokers experience […]Read More
A fresh round of mistruths about vaping in the media lately will be dealt with head on during a live panel discussion of vaping advocates and experts on Sunday, 6 […]Read More
Three things are needed to advance tobacco harm reduction, according to Maria Gogova, vice president and chief scientific officer of Altria Client Services. “Advance innovation to bring to the market […]Read More
May 31 marks the World Smokefree Day. It’s also the last day for feedback on the Government’s smokefree action plan, with supporters urging submissions and bold action. “Our mission statement […]Read More
Asia Pacific’s leading tobacco harm reduction advocacy group, CAPHRA, says it is deeply disturbed by the World Health Organisation’s recently released ‘Tobacco Product Regulation Report’. It says WHO’s negative […]Read More