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.
Our Mission
To educate, advocate and represent the right of adult alternative nicotine consumers to access and use of products that reduce harm from tobacco use..
Mentorship
All of our members work collaboratively through discussion, support, and mentorship for our respective countries’ consumers and together as the representative consumer voice in the Asia Pacific region.
Grass Roots Advocacy
Update yourself with some of the world’s leading THR experts and advocates, who freely share their knowledge and expertise.
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Latest News
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New study exposes failure of Australia’s vaping regulations compared to New Zealand’s success
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) today highlighted the findings of a landmark study published in Addiction, which demonstrates the superiority of New Zealand’s pragmatic vaping regulations compared to Australia’s restrictive, medicalised approach. The study, conducted by researchers from Australia and New Zealand, compared trends in daily smoking and vaping in both…
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Consumer voices must be heard prior to WHO FCTC COP11
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) is urging the Philippine government to include consumer perspectives in its preparations for the upcoming World Health Organisation’s 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). In a follow-up letter to the Department of Health, CAPHRA emphasised the critical…
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Harm Reduction equals public health win in Thailand
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) applauds the recent developments in Thailand’s approach to e-cigarette regulation, emphasising the importance of harm reduction strategies in public health policy. Nancy Loucas, Executive Coordinator of CAPHRA, commends the Thai Special Committee’s commitment to a transparent and inclusive study of e-cigarette laws. “This balanced approach,…
CAPHRA YouTube Channel
A variety of videos on Tobacco Harm Reduction, including interviews with international THR advocates, plus episodes of The Advocates Voice. Feel free to sift through the any playlists to learn about CAPHRA’s efforts throughout the Asia Pacific region
Media output
We are constantly in the news, and provide an alternative source other than one-sided mainstream reporting on tobacco harm reduction efforts and THR advocacy.
#RightToVape
Right To Vape is an international database and repository. It contains testimonials of adults who have quit smoking and/or switched from combustible and unsafe oral tobacco products to safer nicotine alternatives. Any adult who has successfully made the switch is encouraged to share their story for the world to see.
Testimonials from former smokers
“35 years, 3 packs a day, for the last ten years of smoking. Quit smoking 10 years ago. I’ve ever looked back!! Vaping saved my life!!!”
VICTOR
“I was slowly killing myself by smoking for 37 years… I switched to vaping and feel like a new man. I am 59 and have not felt this good in decades. I have been vaping for 5 years now with zero negative effects. Vaping probably saved my life.”
BLAINE T
“I was a smoker for 41 years, tried lots of methods to stop. Started using an e-cig in October 2015, and have not smoked tobacco since then.”
JENNY S
