LMIC News

KAC Scholarship Seeks Tomorrow's Leaders

The KAC global scholarship programme seeks out the tobacco harm reduction leaders of tomorrow and you have until 30 November to apply for the seventh cohort. Scholarships are open to participants from all professional backgrounds, with 25 entry-level places available. The scholarship includes bespoke mentoring, grounding in policy and practice and a stipend offered to support Scholars who complete individually designed projects.

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A risky exclusion

The tenth session of the Conference of Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, along with the third session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, will be held in Panama next month. The tenth session of COP will be held from November 15 to 20 while the MOP3 will be held from November 27 to 30.

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WHO Urged to Follow Sweden's Example

The World Health Organization should look at Sweden for inspiration when deciding how to effectively reduce smoking-related deaths, according to the Institute for Tobacco Studies (ITS).

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Are vape laws vapid?

Over the past several years, we have seen the world wake up to the question of whether vapes and e-cigarettes are a better alternative to tobacco, which is well documented as harmful to our health.

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Tobacco Harm Reduction Strategies Could Save 320,000 Lives In South Africa

A groundbreaking new research study titled "Integrating harm reduction into tobacco control. How many lives could be saved by accelerating tobacco control policies in Kazakhstan, Pakistan, South Africa, and Bangladesh?" reveals a staggering opportunity: adopting Sweden's tobacco harm reduction (THR) strategies could save 2.6 million lives in four developing countries by 2060.

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Lives Saved: Using Harm Reduction in Tobacco Control.

New study: How many lives could be saved by accelerating tobacco control policies in South Africa, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Bangladesh?

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Kurt Yeo Chats To Ecigclick!

This series of interviews is to celebrate those who fight so hard to protect the rights of us who benefit from safer nicotine products.

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Vapes Banned in Half of Southeast Asia

Of the 10 countries in the Southeast Asian region, five have banned e-cigarettes and vaping products, reports Malaya Business Insight, citing an the assessment by the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA).

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