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Derek Yach announces the release of the Tobacco Transformation Index ™

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Interview With Armenian Public TV – Derek Yach – Founder Of Foundation For A Smoke-Free World

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Interview With Armenian Public TV – Derek Yach – Founder Of Foundation For A Smoke-Free World

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New Paths

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an excerpt from “learning from disruption” forum hosted today by the economist corporate network

October 11, 2018
Hong Kong

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busph symposium 2018

Private-Sector Collaborations with Academic Public Health: Opportunities and Challenges
October 2, 2018
#BUSPHSymposia

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an excerpt from the global tobacco and nicotine forum speech

September 13, 2018

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the vision

The Foundation will fund research and support collaborative initiatives to accelerate progress in reducing harm and deaths from smoking worldwide.

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accelerating an end to smoking

Foundation president Derek Yach reflects on 15 years of progress under the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention for Tobacco Control, and looks ahead to what’s next.

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new centre of research excellence launched in new zealand

Congratulations to Dr. Marewa Glover, one of New Zealand’s foremost tobacco control experts, on the launch of a new Centre of Research Excellence on Indigenous Sovereignty & Smoking.

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CoeharUnictCoEHAR@CoeharUnict·
23 Oct

A new #CoEHAR’s study- the most extensive clinical follow-up ever reported on this field - finds evidence on how #COPD smokers who switch to #vaping reduced COPD exacerbations by 50% and increase #respiratoryhealth https://www.coehar.org/coehar-s-study-confirms-beneficial-effects-off-ecig-on-copd-smokers/?fbclid=IwAR3fYA4_A8xcdAs3JVP9QbDLIDe1Wahcnd7BdW-PXbyX8zUTWKiBDkc4UNk

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SmokeFreeFdnSmoke-Free World@SmokeFreeFdn·
28 Oct

Among women, age-adjusted death rates caused by #lungcancer surpass #breastcancer in many countries. This is mainly driven by #smoking as shown in @BrJCancer. 8 in 10 lung cancer cases in middle aged Norwegian women were caused by smoking. (https://go.nature.com/3jwl9OX)

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SmokeFreeFdnSmoke-Free World@SmokeFreeFdn·
27 Oct

New data show that tobacco-related deaths are lower in #Sweden than in the rest of the EU (https://bit.ly/2TtfjUc). Scientist Karl Fagerstrom believes that Swedish #Snus is responsible for the reduced instances of death & disease in the country.
Podcast: https://bit.ly/2HyXznJ

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SmokeFreeFdnSmoke-Free World@SmokeFreeFdn·
25 Oct

80% of smokers live in low-middle income countries (LMICs), yet access to #tobaccoharmreduction products remains controversial in those markets. @gtnf2020 Derek Yach (@swimdaily) said denying LMICs access to reduced-risk products will prevent millions from improving their health.

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SmokeFreeFdnSmoke-Free World@SmokeFreeFdn·
23 Oct

“Smokers want to quit without quitting cigarettes,” said #smokingcessation expert @RiccardoPolosa during a @15Conference webinar. Riccardo went on to explain that alternatives like #ecigarettes are valuable tools. Click here to watch the full conference: https://bit.ly/3dO2uNu

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