“The WHO is condemning millions of smokers to certain death by denying them the right to safer alternatives. With biased evidence and bad science, its latest report evokes moral panic. The Advocates Voice will expose it for what it is,” says Nancy .
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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
WHO s latest report against vaping completely compromised thedailyblog.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thedailyblog.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A full and frank international panel discussion revealed public attacks on Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) advocates are increasingly personal, derogatory and defamatory.
‘Headlined ‘the battle between innovation and bully tactics’, the seventh episode of The Advocates Voice (TAV 7) led with public health expert, Dr Konstantinos Farsalinos.
Hosted by Asia Pacific’s CAPHRA (Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates) the 11 July discussion is available to view on https://youtu.be/l3HH qzs-08
Moderated by CAPHRA’s Nancy Loucas, TAV 7 included public relations expert and Medical Observer publisher, Jena Fetalino (Managing Director of JFPRC, Philippines). She believed the abuse levelled at THR advocates and the industry reflected just one thing.