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The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates
CAPHRA is an alliance between the Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates and their respective organisations in the region. We are unfunded and grassroots.
CAPHRA - Latest News [Page 6]
Next Director-General Must Review Vaping Regs And Role
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 11:16 am | CAPHRA
The attitude and actions of the next Director-General of Health will be key to New Zealand achieving Smokefree Aotearoa 2025, says the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA). CAPHRA says overall Dr Ashley Bloomfield has been ... More >>
Malaysia Regulates Vaping With ‘historic’ Gazette
Monday, 11 April 2022, 12:41 pm | CAPHRA
Malaysia’s long-time ban on the sale of vaping products is set to end, saving thousands of lives every year, says leading local advocacy group MOVE (Malaysian Organization of Vape Entities). CAPHRA believes the 3rd of August is worthy of a ... More >>
Australian Election Campaign Must Debate Vaping
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 4:33 pm | CAPHRA
Australian politicians who recognize the public health potential of vaping will be rewarded with votes, yet most remain too scared to promote the world’s most effective smoking cessation tool, says the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm ... More >>
Key Countries Fighting Anti-vape Forces - Admirable
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 6:23 pm | CAPHRA
It’s incredibly admirable that three key Asia Pacific countries are turning their backs on philanthropic colonialism which has seen too many smokers unnecessarily die over the past decade, says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition ... More >>
Malaysia’s Vaping Approval Delayed By Politics - Disappointing
Monday, 21 March 2022, 5:22 pm | CAPHRA
Legislation to regulate vaping in Malaysia is pending parliamentary approval but frustratingly will now be delayed due to political instability and election campaigning,” says Samsul Kamal Ariffin, President of MOVE (Malaysian Organization of Vape Entities). ... More >>
Vaping Advocates Launch Series To Help Each Other
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 6:02 pm | CAPHRA
Keen for more countries to adopt progressive regulations around vaping, Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) advocates will come together over the next two months to brainstorm, download and debate the best ways to advance safer nicotine products globally. “Advocates ... More >>
Australia Must Use Vaping Tool In Its Smoking Strategy
Friday, 11 March 2022, 5:56 pm | CAPHRA
Australia is lagging well behind many other countries in the Asia Pacific region when it comes to successfully tackling smoking through vaping, says the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA). CAPHRA’s observation ... More >>
Survey Proves Non-smoking Youth Are Not Taking Up Vaping
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 5:27 pm | CAPHRA
Smoking among New Zealand’s young teenagers has fallen to its lowest levels in over 20 years, while very few non-smoking students take up vaping, according to a significant survey of secondary school students. “Vaping rates might be up, but ... More >>
Philippine President Must Urgently Sign Pro-vaping Act
Monday, 28 February 2022, 5:20 pm | CAPHRA
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has written to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asking him to urgently sign the Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act into law. Both the Philippine Senate and House of ... More >>
Thailand Legalizing Vaping Set To Be Global Turning Point
Monday, 14 February 2022, 6:31 pm | CAPHRA
“Countries which have chosen to legalize and regulate e-cigarettes have seen a fall in overall smoking rates and have much better control over youth vaping. It’s exciting for Thailand, and in fact the world, that the Government is now set to overturn ... More >>
Malaysia’s Vaping Regulation Sends Global Message
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 6:24 pm | CAPHRA
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health is making good progress, with its imminent legislation to regulate vaping globally important, says the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA). CAPHRA says considerable and effective advocacy ... More >>
Advocates Announce ‘Good COP, Bad COP’ Awards
Friday, 19 November 2021, 1:36 pm | CAPHRA
With the international tobacco control conference COP9 now over, Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) advocates have handed out their ‘Good COP, Bad COP’ awards. Nancy Loucas of CAPHRA: “Before COP10, we need to humanise this debate and show how vaping has ... More >>
Vapers Praise Filipino Secretary For COP9 Bravery
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 1:42 pm | CAPHRA
Worldwide praise from Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) advocates and vapers continues for Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary, Teodoro Locsin Jr. Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of CAPHRA Secretary Locsin told online delegates at COP9 - a key international ... More >>
Thai Minister’s Support For Vaping ‘goes Global’
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 1:38 pm | CAPHRA
“The brave call by a Thai Government Minister for Thailand to overturn its harsh ban on the sale of vape products has received applause and accolades from around the world,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific ... More >>
Survey Proves Indian Vaping Ban A Total Failure
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 8:20 pm | CAPHRA
“This is the most significant independent survey we’ve seen coming out of India since its 2019 vaping ban. It shows an overwhelming call for the Government to lift the ban and regulate access to safer nicotine products,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive ... More >>
Black Friday: Australia Makes Smoking So Much Easier
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 4:50 pm | CAPHRA
“Friday, 1 October marks the day deadly cigarettes become a lot easier to obtain in Australia than safer nicotine vaping products,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA). ... More >>
Philippine Survey Confirms Huge Support For Vaping
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 1:41 pm | CAPHRA
“The Philippine Senate will be on the right side of the people when it approves the most progressive vaping legislation in Asia Pacific,” says Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA). ... More >>
WHO Busted For Manipulating Key Tobacco Conference
Wednesday, 22 September 2021, 1:23 pm | CAPHRA
The World Health Organization has been badly caught out ahead of the Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in November. COP9 organisers declared months ago there would be no ... More >>
Countries’ Case Studies On Vaping Shatter WHO’s Lies
Friday, 17 September 2021, 3:29 pm | CAPHRA
“Countries applying progressive Tobacco Harm Reduction policies are enjoying a significant fall in smoking rates. Whereas those following the World Health Organization’s guidance continue to experience excessive smoking-related illnesses and deaths, says ... More >>
Hong Kong Must Regulate Not Ban Vaping - Experts
Friday, 10 September 2021, 3:20 pm | CAPHRA
An esteemed group of Asia Pacific medical and scientific professionals and researchers has written to Hong Kong Chief Executive, Hon Carrie Lam, concerned that Hong Kong is set to ban safer alternative nicotine products such as vaping. ‘We recently ... More >>
