PANAMA CITY—Harm reduction advocates denounce Bloomberg Philanthropies, the charity foundation of US billionaire Michael Bloomberg, for exerting influence on governments and health authorities in low and middle-income countries to deny […]Read More
PANAMA CITY—The Philippines introduced its legislation on vaping and other novel tobacco products as part of its anti-smoking strategy at the ongoing World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control […]Read More
PANAMA CITY—The 10th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) opened at the Panama Convention Center Monday amid protests from tobacco […]Read More
Public health advocates advised the World Health Organization (WHO) that harm reduction is key to ending the smoking problem globally. Dr. Lorenzo Mata, president of Quit For Good, a non-profit […]Read More
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA – The Taxpayers Protection Alliance will kick off its Good COP (Conference of the People) programming in Panama on February 5, 2024. Good COP will feature nearly […]Read More
Tobacco farmers in the Philippines, encouraged by a government roadmap to expand production and the rise of less harmful alternatives to cigarettes, urged officials to champion their livelihood at the […]Read More
While the Philippines’ landmark “Vape Law” supported tobacco harm reduction as one of the pillars for tobacco control approaches identified in the World Health Organization global treaty, the WHO remains […]Read More
The Taxpayers Protection Alliance’s Consumer Center accused the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) of ignoring science and the rights of consumers in its pursuit of […]Read More
International health policy experts called for less stringent regulations on novel nicotine products—like heated tobacco, oral nicotine and vape products—arguing they pose significantly lower risks than conventional cigarettes and could […]Read More
Several countries including the United Kingdom, Japan and Sweden have witnessed a significant decline in smoking rates after embracing innovative smoke-free products like vapes, heated tobacco and snus, according to […]Read More