Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 1:47 pm
The World Health Organization’s just-released ‘eighth
annual report on the global tobacco epidemic’ is sadly
more proof that billionaire foundations are more influential
on the WHO’s public health guidance than leading
international scientific evidence, says Asia Pacific’s
leading Tobacco Harm Reduction consumer advocacy
group.
CAPHRA (Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm
Reduction Advocates) says the WHO’s latest attack on safer
nicotine products, reportedly funded by Bloomberg
Philanthropies, deserves the global condemnation it is
receiving.
CAPHRA s
Executive Coordinator says rather than trying to ban the
world’s most effective smoking cessation tools, the WHO
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Thursday, 22 July 2021, 1:37 pm
“The world is watching as the Philippines Senate looks
set to approve the most progressive and risk-proportionate
vaping legislation in Asia Pacific. We’re hoping other
countries in the region will then follow their lead,” says
Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia
Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA).
In
May the Philippines House of Representatives passed the
Non-Combustible Nicotine Delivery Systems Regulation Act
also known as House Bill 9007. It aims to regulate the
manufacture, use, sale, distribution, and promotion of
vaping, as well as heated tobacco products
(HTPs).
Peter Dator, President of consumer group
Matthew Gardiner, new Artistic Director of Signature Theatre. Photo by Christopher Mueller.
Signature Theatre’s Board of Directors voted to accept the recommendation from the Artistic Director Search Committee to
appoint
Matthew Gardiner Signature Theatre’s new Artistic Director. The Artistic Director Search committee, comprised of artists, Signature staff and Board members, voted unanimously to appoint Gardiner after an exhaustive, nationwide search facilitated by AlbertHall&Associates that began in November 2020.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, we are so excited that Matthew Gardiner will be leading Signature Theatre as the next Artistic Director,” said
Board Chair Dottie Bennett. “Matthew is an extraordinary artist, advocate for inclusiveness, and has a strong vision for Signature’s future and for the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. We are excited to see the innovation, artistry, and excellence he will bring to Signature both on stage and
An international panel will explore a global web of anti-vape lies and how it influences the public’s perspective on vaping and safer nicotine products.
Headlined ‘the battle between innovation and bully tactics’, the seventh episode of The Advocates Voice, or TAV, will premiere at 6.00pm Hong Kong Time – or 10.00pm New Zealand Time – on Sunday, 11 July.
Led by Greece-based public health expert, Dr Konstantinos Farsalinos, the panel discussion will be simulcast on CAPHRA’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/caphraorg. Live questions from viewers to the panel are encouraged.
Hosted by Asia Pacific’s CAPHRA (Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates), its Executive Coordinator, Nancy Loucas, says TAV 7 will make fascinating and timely viewing.