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Head of the Next-Generation Products (NGPs) industry at Yunnan University, Douglas Ming Deng, has proposed that there should be integration of regulation and innovation into all the interventions designed to reduce harm from tobacco consumption.
In a recent interview, Former President of the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), Gonzalo Vecina Neto, stated that although e-cigarette products are "harmful to health," he believes that monitoring them would be far better than the current illegal trade situation. He also mentioned that this decision is expected to take some time.
Speakers on Monday underscored the need for a strong political will to ban the new form of tobacco consumption called e-cigarette. They also urged the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to speed up the banning of e-cigarette by amending the existing tobacco control law.
Sweden's harm reduction strategy to combat smoking-related deaths and improve public health is an inspiring model that has saved millions of lives. Sweden’s result towards achieving a smoke-free society is a success story and an exemplary model for countries around the world, especially in Africa, to adopt in their ongoing efforts towards reducing the health impact of smoking.
More than 8 million deaths are reported globally every year due to the tobacco epidemic. In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), 19% of adults (approximately 92 million people) are current tobacco users. Articles 9 and 10 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), and their partial guidelines, aim to assist Member States in strengthening their tobacco control policies by regulating the contents and emissions of tobacco products and enhancing tobacco product disclosures. However, Member States need to understand the importance of these Articles and how to adapt, implement and evaluate them.
The World Health Organization's (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control’s (FCTC) Conference of Parties (COP10) was due to take place in Panama at the end of this month. It was set to force more anti-vape measures onto countries following secret talks, but organisers have decided to postpone the event to 2024 due to a three-week old demonstration about copper mining.
The Tenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and the Third session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP3) to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products have been postponed to 2024.
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