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New: GSTHR Briefing Paper on the WHO FCTC COP10 now available in multiple languages

Access the GSTHR explanatory Briefing Paper on the FCTC COP10 in multiple languages.From 20 - 25 November, representatives from more than 180 countries will attend the tenth Conference of the Part...

New GSTHR Briefing Paper on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the Conference of the Parties calls for bigger role for tobacco harm reduction

GSTHR Press releaseFriday 5 May 2023New GSTHR Briefing Paper on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the Conference of the Parties calls for bigger role for tobacco harm reductionThe fu...

Newly published GSTHR research shows significant rise in global number of vapers as UK Government cements support for vaping in smoking cessation

GSTHR Press releaseFriday 21 April 2023Newly published GSTHR research shows significant rise in global number of vapers as UK Government cements support for vaping in smoking cessationA week after...

New GSTHR Briefing Paper addresses the tobacco harm reduction potential of nicotine pouches

GSTHR Press releaseFriday 31 March 2023New GSTHR Briefing Paper addresses the tobacco harm reduction potential of nicotine pouches The UK-based public health agency Knowledge·Action·Change ...

New survey reveals scale of consumer advocacy for safer nicotine products - and need for recognised role in global policymaking

GSTHR Press releaseMonday 30 January 2023New survey reveals scale of consumer advocacy for safer nicotine products - and need for recognised role in global policymakingMost consumer advocacy organ...

Global policymakers urged to seize potential of safer nicotine products to reduce smoking-related death and disease: failure to do so will cost many lives

New GSTHR report documents the search for safer ways to use nicotine, beset with false starts, and charts the history of tobacco harm reductionEmergence of new safer nicotine products has caused s...

Tobacco and nicotine products in Qatar. A short guide for travellers to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

IntroductionWith the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 starting soon, people who use nicotine and are planning to visit Qatar have questions about the possession and use of nicotine and tobacco products i...

What is Tobacco Harm Reduction? – the latest GSTHR Briefing Paper explains how this public health strategy could save millions of lives

GSTHR Press ReleaseFriday 20 May 2022What is Tobacco Harm Reduction? – the latest GSTHR Briefing Paper explains how this public health strategy could save millions of livesTobacco harm reduction i...

82 million vapers worldwide in 2021: the new GSTHR estimate shows a significant global rise in vaping

GSTHR Press ReleaseTuesday 8 March 202282 million vapers worldwide in 2021: the new GSTHR estimate shows a significant global rise in vapingThe global number of vapers increases 20% from 68 millio...

The WHO has “a moral imperative” to adopt harm reduction for tobacco, experts say ahead of FCTC COP9

Fighting The Last War: The WHO and International Tobacco Control is the latest report from K∙A∙C’s Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR);Report argues “tobacco control policy is frozen in...