The official FCTC COP10 documents are listed on the Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties website. COPWATCHERS will notice that tobacco harm reduction is absent from those official documents, with no consideration given to the opportunities offered by safer nicotine products. Here we have compiled a list of articles to round off the COP10 delegates' education. Tweet to @FCTCcopwatch if you think we have missed anything out.
Young people continue to be "relentlessly" targeted with tobacco and nicotine products, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday, in a call to ban smoking and vaping "whether sitting in class, playing games outside or waiting at the school bus stop".
The World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) aims to combat global tobacco-related deaths. While it has reduced smoking in some regions, its overall effectiveness is debated, especially regarding alternative nicotine products like e-cigarettes and Swedish snus. Although the WHO views these as threats, evidence suggests they could aid harm reduction. With differing smoking trends in various countries and emerging evidence supporting alternatives, the upcoming 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) in Panama represents a crucial juncture to reassess and potentially redefine global tobacco control strategies.
AN international group slammed new prohibitionist proposals that will be tackled during the November conference of the World Health Organization's global accord on tobacco control, saying they contradict the stance of countries recognizing science-based strategies, such as the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada.
A former lawmaker called for deeper cooperation between the government and the private sector to once and for all eradicate, if not significantly reduce, the consumption of illicit tobacco products in the Philippines.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services with support from WHO conducted a five-day tobacco training workshop to strengthen tobacco control measures in the country.
PETALING JAYA: A think tank estimates that over RM1.1 billion in government spending can be saved annually if harm reduction policies in public health and transportation are adopted.
PETALING JAYA: There must be a proper regulatory framework on vape products to prevent illicit selling of the electronic device and to curb the problem of underage vaping, says Vape Consumer Association of Malaysia (VCAM) president Tengku Aslahuddin Ja’afar.
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