A regional group of consumer advocates denounced what it called “philanthropic colonialism” perpetuated by well-funded foundations to mislead many countries in Asia and the Pacific into adopting restrictive policies against […]Read More
The Association of Vapers India (AVI) is co-hosting the launch of the Asia Tobacco Harm Reduction report on 18th April 2021 that will tackle the unresolved smoking epidemic in Asia […]Read More
On Sunday 18 April, the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction and Association of Vapers India will co-host the online launch of a new report, Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Burning Issue for Asia. Featuring leading regional consumer […]Read More
Inclusion is a global concept that pertains to providing equal access and respecting the rights of all sectors of society. In the Philippines, the opposite was happening, as the country’s Department […]Read More
Japan has emerged as model country for tobacco harm reduction after it registered a 30-percent decline in smoking rate in a span of just three to four years since the […]Read More
Concerns raised in the vaping industry about shop security could become a wider reality if proposed regulations add more cost and scarcity to vaping products, according to a leading Kiwi […]Read More
A Filipino congressman asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to recognize the rights of companies, including tobacco and infant formula manufacturers, to procure and provide vaccines for their employees and […]Read More
AHRER First Anniversary. Medical professionals belonging to the Association for Harm Reduction Education and Research (AHRER) meet to discuss tobacco harm reduction as a public health strategy to save life […]Read More
Several Filipino lawmakers pushed for the immediate repeal of a controversial ruled issued by the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Health (DOH) in 2010 following the receipt of […]Read More
A 10-year old rule of the Philippines’ Civil Service Commission (CSC) drafted after receipt of grant money from a U.S. anti-tobacco NGO is now being used by the Department of […]Read More