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Before 2020, I knew very little about tobacco control. My knowledge did not go beyond what most people know – that cigarettes are bad for your health and could kill you. Subsequently, tobacco harm reduction was a foreign concept to me, although it made logical sense. I volunteered in Lesotho with the Peace Corps; the […]
It is simply unacceptable that global consumption of #cigarettes is the same today as it was 30 years ago. The International Commission was created to consider new solutions for preventing deaths from tobacco use. #FightAgainstSmoking https://www.fightagainstsmoking.org/
As @thegtnf comes to a close, a panel on investment will continue the dialogue on the impact investors have on #tobacco companies. For more on the path ahead, explore the Tobacco Transformation Index: https://tobaccotransformationindex.org/
About 90% of the worlds’ #vaping devices are manufactured in #Shenzhen. #China has the potential to lead innovations in the #tobaccharmreduction sector. They must be considered during today’s @thegtnf panel, “Innovation as the Path to Progress” https://www.smokefreeworld.org/china-could-lead-transformation-of-the-tobacco-sector/
“Smoking is the biggest public health challenge in the world today. We need boldness, imagination, & a recognition that consumer preferences & new technology are forces that will drive the change that is needed." - Amb. James Glassman #FightAgainstSmoking https://www.fightagainstsmoking.org/the-global-fight-against-tobacco-has-stalled/
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