The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, Inc. (FSFW or the Foundation) is an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt, private foundation committed to reducing deaths and diseases caused by smoking. Our mission is to end smoking in this generation. To achieve this goal on a truly global scale, we strive to identify and address the unique needs of the developing world as they relate to tobacco cessation and harm reduction.
New York, Sept. 28, 2022 – The second edition of the Tobacco Transformation Index® (“Index”) has been published after two years of research into the
For years, worldwide, independent research has concluded that adult use of e-cigarettes is far less harmful than smoking combustible cigarettes. As use and death rates
The Foundation is Supporting Initiatives to Help Smallholder Farmers Transition Away from Tobacco to More Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Agricultural Alternatives and Livelihoods NEW YORK
Cigarette smoking is associated with impairment of repair mechanisms necessary for vascular endothelium homeostasis. Reducing the exposure to smoke toxicants may result in the mitigation
Previous research yielded conflicting results on the association between cigarette smoking and risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Since the prevalence of smoking is high globally, the
The 2022 Index The Tobacco Transformation Index® aims to accelerate the reduction of harm caused by tobacco use. The Index ranks the world’s 15 largest
Introduction The Tobacco Transformation Index® measures the extent to which nicotine and tobacco companies are making material progress toward reducing the consumption of high-risk products (HRPs) and
We all know tobacco kills and smoking remains the biggest public health challenge facing the world today. What most don’t know – or do
Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world, with nearly 274 million residents (World Bank 2020). Its population is spread across an archipelago
This report is a comprehensive scoping review of the economics of curbing smoking in Turkey. It considers supply, demand, health, and public policy aspects of
The Philippines, among ASEAN countries, ranked third in cigarette sticks production; In terms of sales, it sold over 70 million cigarette sticks in 2020. Quit
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