CAPHRA Asia Pacific

Disinformation thrives when health policy favors the powerful over the people. The result? Ineffective programs, wasted resources, and continued harm. Evidence-based action is the only way forward. #HealthPolicy #StopDisinformation #GlobalHealth bit.ly/4kVQASY

🩺 Meet Dr. Rohan Sequeira – expert in cardiology & chronic disease. Hear him speak at AFN 25 on the role of reduced-risk products. #AsiaPacific #THR #AFN25 Details at afn.asia

Driving progress or exploiting the system? We cannot allow public health agendas to be dictated by optics and revenue streams. The health and dignity of people must always come first. #HealthForAll #PolicyIntegrity #RightToHealth bit.ly/4kVQASY

Shocking detail: Even official Bangladeshi government programs partner with U.S.-based advocacy groups. Should foreign organizations be this embedded in national policymaking? Read the report: bit.ly/450pULD #PolicyIndependence #PublicHealthEthics #Bangladesh

📢 14 DAYS TO GO! The Asia Forum on Nicotine 2025 (#AFN25) is happening ONLINE on 27 August at 1300 SGT. Join experts across Asia-Pacific discussing tobacco harm reduction. #AsiaPacific #THR #AFN25 afn.asia

Multiple organizations in Bangladesh working on “public health” list Bloomberg Philanthropies and its partners as major donors. Are these policies designed for people—or for foreign interests? Read the report: bit.ly/450pULD #Sovereignty #HealthPolicy #Bangladesh

The Bloomberg Initiative is funding tobacco control campaigns in Bangladesh—but who's monitoring how these funds are used? Insiders warn of “cult of personality” concerns around some NGOs. Read the report: bit.ly/450pULD #NGOtransparency #DonorAccountability #Bangladesh

💬 Have your say. Join our live Q&A sessions and engage with top regional experts on tobacco harm reduction. #AsiaPacific #THR #AFN25 #AFN25 | 27 Aug | Details at afn.asia

Court battles, quiet partnerships, and foreign advisors... In Bangladesh, anti-tobacco NGOs like PROGGA and UBINIG aren’t just lobbying—they’re litigating and shaping national law. Read the report: bit.ly/450pULD #THR #PolicyPower #Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) claims to represent 700+ groups—yet its official member list is empty. What are they hiding? Read the report: bit.ly/450pULD #PublicAccountability #NGOwatch #TobaccoControl

🎙️ Speaker Spotlight: Prof. Tikki Pang will reflect on 20 years of the WHO FCTC and its impact on harm reduction. #AsiaPacific #THR #AFN25 Don’t miss it! #AFN25 Details at afn.asia

Health ministry mulls total vape ban Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says the move is under review, pending legal and enforcement studies.

Malaysia‘s health ministry is considering a total ban on vapes. A ban will mean that demand is then totally supplied by a black market which will emerge as shortly as night follows day @caphra.bsky.social
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Vital Strategies—heavily funded by Bloomberg—has a country office in Bangladesh and staff with government ties. Is foreign funding shaping public health from the inside? Read the report: bit.ly/450pULD #TransparencyMatters #GlobalHealth #BangladeshPolicy

This isn’t about ideology.
It’s about saving lives with tools that work.
Support tobacco harm reduction and fight for better health outcomes.
#ScienceBasedPolicy #THR #PublicHealthMatters bit.ly/4lFhBLk

Did you know? Over $232 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies has gone to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids since 2008—some of it used to influence South Asian tobacco policy.
Who’s writing the rules in Bangladesh? Read the report: bit.ly/450pULD #FollowTheMoney #TobaccoControl #Bangladesh

FCTC Article 1(d) includes harm reduction — yet WHO acts like it doesn’t exist.
It's time to use the full toolbox to fight tobacco harm.
@FCTCofficial #TobaccoControl #CoP11 bit.ly/4lFhBLk

CAPHRA’s Shadow Report exposes how the misuse of Article 5.3 blocks progress.
Silencing advocates for safer nicotine products helps no one.
#FCTCFail #HarmReduction #THRworks bit.ly/4lFhBLk

CAPHRA welcomes continued scrutiny of all nicotine delivery systems. However, it is essential that reporting is balanced, evidence-based, and accurately contextualized. bit.ly/3U0YJKv

UNSW study is vaping effective as quit smoking aid in disadvantaged: verified 6-month continuous abstinence rate 9.6% (50 of 523) in NRT group & 28.4% (148 of 522) in VNP group (… >99% posterior probability VNP is superior)
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🚨 New research reveals deep ties between U.S.-funded initiatives and tobacco control policy in Bangladesh. The Bloomberg Initiative and its partners are directly involved in shaping regulations—raising questions of transparency and influence. Read the report: bit.ly/450pULD #Bangladesh #PublicHealth

Excluding consumer voices from tobacco control violates FCTC principles.
It’s time to listen to the 1 billion people at the heart of this crisis.
#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #FCTC #THRadvocates bit.ly/4lFhBLk

Harm reduction is a human right.
The WHO knows this from AIDS and drug policy. Why not apply the same logic to tobacco?
#HumanRights #RightToHealth #THR bit.ly/4lFhBLk

Smoking causes 8.7 million deaths every year.
The solution isn't moral outrage — it's safer alternatives, support, and science.
#EndSmoking #HarmReduction #GlobalHealth bit.ly/4lFhBLk

🧠 Discover innovative strategies to tackle smoking in Asia-Pacific. Join the online #AFN25 Forum, 27 Aug. #AsiaPacific #THR #AFN25 Details at afn.asia

Why is WHO ignoring evidence from the UK, Japan, and New Zealand, where harm reduction is saving lives?
Let’s put people, not politics, at the center of policy.
#FCTC #THR #VapingSavesLives bit.ly/4lFhBLk

🗣️ Why does harm reduction matter? Learn from science, policy, and personal stories at #AFN25. #AsiaPacific #THR #AFN25 Details at afn.asia

Despite 20 years of FCTC and billions spent on MPOWER, smoking rates remain high in Asia.
Safer alternatives like vaping must be part of the solution.
#THR #RightToHealth #CoP11 #AsiaPacific bit.ly/4lFhBLk

🗣️ Why does harm reduction matter? Learn from science, policy, and personal stories at #AFN25. #AsiaPacific #THR #AFN25 Details at afn.asia

"Consumers seeking safer or more affordable alternatives are pushed into underground markets, where there are no standards, no recourse, & no accountability," said Asa Saligupta from ECST Thailand." bit.ly/456oZZ3

🎤 Moderated by Nancy Loucas of CAPHRA, #AFN 25 includes live Q&A and online networking. Join us online on 27 August. #AsiaPacific #THR #AFN25 Details at afn.asia