Vaping Events
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CAPHRA CONDEMNS WHO’S OUTDATED TOBACCO REPORTING
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) today accused the World Health Organisation (WHO) of failing millions by neglecting to update its Global Report on the Tobacco Epidemic since July 2023, while ignoring overwhelming scientific evidence supporting tobacco harm reduction (THR) strategies. “Two years of silence from…
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Mindset Shift Needed on Tobacco Harm Reduction
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) today urged global tobacco control policymakers to abandon outdated prohibitionist approaches and embrace harm reduction strategies grounded in science. Ahead of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control’s (FCTC) COP11 meeting later this year, CAPHRA emphasised that meaningful progress requires inclusion,…
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CAPHRA Backs Evidence That Vaping Could Save Thousands of Thai Lives
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) today endorsed compelling evidence presented by Asa Saligupta, Director of ENDs Cigarette Smoke Thailand, highlighting the life-saving potential of vaping as an alternative to deadly combustible cigarettes. The Bangkok Post has revealed a stark public health contradiction: whilst 47 people…
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WHO FCTC Celebrates 20 Years: whilst 4 million people will die from deadly tobacco in Asia this year
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) today condemned the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) for celebrating institutional achievements whilst millions across the Asia Pacific region continue to die from preventable smoking-related diseases. “The FCTC’s self-congratulatory approach is deeply offensive to communities…
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Stark Contrast in Smoking Reduction Highlights Implications for Asia Pacific
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) today drew attention to a groundbreaking study published in Addiction, which compares the effectiveness of vaping regulations in Australia and New Zealand. The research has significant implications for tobacco harm reduction policies across the Asia Pacific region. Nancy Loucas, Executive…
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Global Consumer Groups Urge UN Special Rapporteur to Recognise Tobacco Harm Reduction
A coalition of international consumer advocacy groups has submitted a comprehensive response to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, regarding her recent report on harm reduction. The letter, signed by representatives from CASA Africa, ARDT Iberoamerica, and CAPHRA (Asia Pacific), calls for the…
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CAPHRA ADVOCATES FOR TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION IN BANGLADESH
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) today called on the Bangladeshi government to reconsider its recent ban on Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) and embrace Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) strategies to save lives and improve public health. Recent studies have shown that implementing THR policies in Bangladesh…
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ASIA PACIFIC HEALTH MINISTRIES URGED TO INCLUDE CONSUMER VOICES IN FCTC COP11 PREPARATIONS
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has announced that it has written to Health Ministries across the Asia Pacific region, pressing for the inclusion of consumer voices as countries finalise their positions for the upcoming 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) of the World Health Organisation’s…
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Cancellation of “The Hall of Vape” 2025: What It Means for the Vaping Industry
Big news has hit the vaping world: the 2025 “The Hall of Vape” exhibition, originally planned for May in Stuttgart, Germany, has been canceled. This announcement, made by the event’s founder and organizer Ira Simeonidis, has left many in the industry reflecting on what this means for the future. Over…
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CAPHRA Urges Mongolia to Reconsider Tobacco Harm Reduction Policies in Light of Asia Pacific Successes
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has called on the Mongolian government to reassess its stance on tobacco harm reduction (THR) products. CAPHRA cites compelling evidence from Japan that demonstrates significant health and economic benefits from embracing safer alternatives to smoking. A recent study published in the…
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