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October 26, 2025 17:00 ET | Source: Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates

CAPHRA announces “Asia Day” event to take place at The Good Cop 2.0 Conference Highlighting Harm Reduction in Asia Pacific

The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) today announces Asia Day on 19 Nov 2025 at Good Cop 2.0
October 05, 2025 14:00 ET | Source: Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates

FCTC’s Failure to Uphold Harm Reduction Risks Global Public Health

The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) defines tobacco control as including harm reduction, yet the current COP11 agenda ignores this principle
September 21, 2025 15:00 ET | Source: Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates

WHO Disenfranchises the Public from Tobacco Control Conference as Registration Barriers Reach "Insane" Levels

The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) condemns WHO FCTC for deliberate barriers to prevent public participation at CoP 11
August 21, 2025 02:45 ET | Source: Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates

Indonesia's PP No. 28/2024 Threatens to Reinforce Cigarette Use Through Misguided Regulation

The regulation’s imprecise drafting across legal, cultural, and social areas has already raised alarm.
August 19, 2025 16:34 ET | Source: Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates

The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA): Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates Demand Urgent Change As Australia's Tobacco Wars Expose Global Policy Failures

The inaugural Asia Forum on Nicotine (AFN25), scheduled for August 27, 2025, represents a watershed moment for tobacco harm reduction advocacy in Asia
July 27, 2025 14:00 ET | Source: Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates

Bangladesh Proposes to Ban Safer Nicotine Products Under Foreign Influence, Ignoring Public Health Evidence and Regional Precedents

The Bangladesh Ministry of Health is pushing a new tobacco control bill without public consultation under an interim government, raising serious concerns
July 20, 2025 14:00 ET | Source: Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates

Shadow Report Urges WHO FCTC to Embrace Tobacco Harm Reduction as a Core Strategy

MANILA, Philippines, July 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A newly revised Shadow Report, released by the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA), calls for a fundamental...