The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates has issued a call for greater consumer advocate participation in the World Health Organisation's (WHO) forthcoming Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) Conference of Parties (COP10) meeting in Panama. The WHO is pressing for a harsher approach to vaping and tobacco harm reduction.
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) announces the release of its Shadow Report on the (NON)-Implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Article 1 (d) on Harm Reduction Strategies. The report is now available to policy makers, regulators in member states, and World Health Organization (WHO) FCTC officials.[1]
To continue the Copwatch guide to documents being provided to 'educate' national delegations at the COP10 conference in November, here is a look at FCTC/COP/10/9, published in July.
Article 21 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) requires that each Party must submit to the Conference of the Parties (COP), periodic reports on its implementation of the Convention. As agreed during its fourth session in November 2010, Parties will report at intervals of two years and not later than six months before each regular session of the COP. Based on these reports (‘reporting instrument’) submitted by the Parties, the Convention Secretariat then prepares biennial global progress reports on the implementation of the Convention.
A total of INR 55,449 crore in foreign funding has been received by Indian NGOs in the past three years. While many NGO are important to support the government’s efforts towards public good, it is not a hidden fact that many work with a larger political agenda. These NGOs are guided by both domestic and international forces, which include the donor agencies and their think-tanks to push for a policy agenda in LMICs that may not be suitable for the masses.
Most e-cigarettes sold in Vietnam are smuggled ones and there are no strict legal framework to control this type of product, a leader of the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has said.
Dexpanthenol (DEX), a subtype of vitamin B5, plays an important role in anabolic reactions, cellular energy and regeneration in the body. Nicotine has been shown to induce kidney damage through the mechanisms of oxidative stress and apoptosis.
There's been much debate about whether vaping is less harmful than smoking or not. But in the insurance sector, they're much the same.
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