Dr. Derek Yach, President of the Foundation, has been supporting and leading smoking cessation research and policy development for more than 30 years. As an anti-smoking advocate, he has been a strong proponent of harm-reduction policies and was calling for a greater emphasis on harm reduction as early as 2005. He is also a passionate advocate of health promotion and disease prevention and was instrumental in the development of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), an international treaty that was developed and adopted in response to the globalization of the tobacco epidemic. It states the dangers of tobacco and presents measures to limit its use, sale, distribution, and advertisement worldwide.
Dr. Yach is an advocate of healthy lifestyles, including exercise and a nutritious diet. He recognizes that creating a smoke-free world will contribute to preventing non-communicable diseases, adding years to the lives of the global population, improving quality of life, and increasing economic production. Here you will find out more about Dr. Yach’s commitment to end smoking and his work on harm reduction for those unable to quit.
The Biden-Harris Administration reaffirms their commitment to “follow the science” by releasing their statement on drug policy. It’s encouraging that “enhancing evidence-based #harmreduction efforts” is a priority.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/BidenHarris-Statement-of-Drug-Policy-Priorities-April-1.pdf
.@SteveForbesCEO discusses #ecigarettes versus combustible cigarettes, where the facts lineup and what anti-vapers are getting wrong. “The facts are on the side of e-cigarettes. For unfathomable reasons, vaping has been equated with regular tobacco smoking-the opposite is true.”
This Friday episode of What's Ahead looks at the various pressure groups and public health officials who are battling against e-cigarettes https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2021/03/19/e-cigarettes-vs-tobacco-and-what-anti-vapers-are-getting-wrong/?utm_source=twitter_video&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=forbes
17 countries are signatories to the @FCTCofficial and have governments that own 10% or more of at least one #tobacco company. Daniel Malan examines the conflicts of interest and offers potential solutions in the Contradictions and Conflicts report: https://www.smokefreeworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Contradictions-and-Conflicts-FINAL-V2.pdf
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