WHO urged to embrace harm reduction in tobacco convention
September 12, 2025 by inquirer.net
WHO urged to embrace harm reduction in tobacco convention
International experts, including from the Philippines, are urging delegates to the WHO tobacco control meeting in November 2025 to back harm reduction. In a joint statement, they called on the WHO FCTC to fully integrate harm reduction into tobacco control, stressing that “combustion kills, not nicotine.” The appeal was made during a September 3 briefing in Makati City, organized by the Consumer Choice Center.
19.70% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 16.3 million current smokers in Philippines 35.60% of men are current smokers but only 4.20% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
