CAPHRA Launches Shadow Report on WHO Strategy

The report highlights the Need for consumer participation in tobacco harm reduction policy making. 

The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) released 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. 

The Shadow Report emphasizes the importance of consumer participation in policy making and highlights the benefits of tobacco harm reduction alternatives, including vaping, according to an emailed press release.  

“Tobacco Harm Reduction products have been shown to serve as a method of smoking cessation and as an alternative for smokers who are unable or unwilling to quit smoking altogether,” said Nancy Loucas, executive coordinator of CAPHRA. 

“The WHO FCTC is meant to be an evidence-based treaty that reaffirms the right of all people to the highest standard of health. However, the current tobacco control measures have extensively promoted the abstinence-only approach, which has contributed to smokers’ inability to make informed choices about safer nicotine products,” said Loucas. 

To access the full CAPHRA Shadow Report on the (NON)-Implementation of the FCTC Article 1 (d) on Harm Reduction Strategies click here.