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THR Media: Jan-April ’25

APRIL 2025 
28 April – Scoop World
Malaysia’s Vape Policy Putting Public Health At Risk
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28 April – Business Times Journal
Coalition Urges Malaysia to Reject Bans, Criticizes WHO Stance on Tobacco Alternatives
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28 April – Tobacco Reporter
CAPHRA Urges Malaysia to Reject Vape Bans
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28 April – Newswires
Coalition Urges Malaysia to Reject Bans, Criticizes WHO Stance on Tobacco Alternatives
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28 April – PoliticalPressWatch
Coalition Urges Malaysia to Reject Bans, Criticizes WHO Stance on Tobacco Alternatives
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25 April – Vapers.org.uk, Vapers Digest
Caphra Criticises Philippine Government’s Inconsistent Vaping Policies, Calls For Evidence-Based Approach
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23 April – Asia Pacific News Network
Caphra Criticises Philippine Government’s Inconsistent Vaping Policies, Calls For Evidence-Based Approach
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22 April – VOCUS
Reviewing missed opportunities, policy conservatism causes industrial idly and the black market is rampant
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16 April – Vapouround
Advocates Urge Accountability Amid WHO Corruption Allegations
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14 April – VAPEHK
CAPHRA Condemns WHO’s Outdated Tobacco Reporting
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14 April – Scoop World
CAPHRA Condemns WHO’s Outdated Tobacco Reporting
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13 April – See NEWS
CAPHRA Calls for Review of WHO’s Role in Public Health Policy
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13 April – The Daily News Egypt
CAPHRA calls for Independent Review of WHOS’s Role in Shaping Public Health Policy
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10 April – Vaping Post
Censored Voices, Ignored Science: The Fight for Evidence-Based Tobacco Harm Reduction
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10 April – Daily Sun
Advocates Urge Accountability Amid WHO Corruption Allegations
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7 April – Scoop World
Advocates Urge Accountability Amid WHO Corruption Allegations
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5 April – SIGMagazine
CAPHRA, Vaping can save thousands of human lives
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2 April – 24 Share Updates
Consumer groups offer to present real-world evidence on FCTC tobacco control
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MARCH 2025
31 March – Scoop
Mindset Shift Needed on Tobacco Harm Reduction
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31 March – Tobacco Reporter
CAPHRA Urges COP11 Attendees to Shift View on Harm Reduction
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31 March – VAPEHK
Mindset Shift Needed on Tobacco Harm Reduction
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31 March – Scoop
Mindset Shift Needed on Tobacco Harm Reduction
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29 March 29 – Sigmagazine.it
Caphra accuses the WHO: billionaire foundations control the anti-smoking policy
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28 March – Planet of the Vapes
Evidence That Vaping Could Save Thousands
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27 March – Vape Explorers You Tube
WHO, Private Donors and Tobacco Policy
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26 March – Sigmagazine
Disconcerting hypocrisy WHO: attacks critics but relies on private donors
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24 March – Tobacco Reporter
CAPHRA Continues Criticism of WHO’s Funding, Procedures
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24 March – Scoop
CAPHRA Condemns WHO’s Double Standard on Funding Secrecy And Consumer Exclusion
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24 March – Vapers.org.uk Vapers Digest
CAPHRA Condemns WHO’s Double Standard on Funding Secrecy and Consumer Exclusion
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20 March – Nicotine Insider
CAPHRA Says Thai Study Shows Vapes Less Risky
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20 March – 24ShareUpdates
Harm reduction groups question WHO tobacco summit amid funding concerns
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20 March – Manila Bulletin
WHO urged to rethink costly tobacco control meeting amid funding concerns
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19 March – Tobacco Reporter
CAHPRA Backs Evidence that Vaping Could Save Thousands of Thai Lives
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18 March – Scoop
CAPHRA Backs Evidence That Vaping Could Save Thousands of Thai Lives
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12 March – Vapers.org.uk Vapers Digest
WHO Parties While Smokers Die
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6 March – 24ShareUpdates
CAPHRA deeply concerned over corruption allegations vs. WHO
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6 March – Manila Standard
Regional group concerned over allegations against WHO
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3 March – VapeHK
WHO FCTC Celebrates 20 years: whilst 4 million people will die from deadly tobacco in Asia this year
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FEBRUARY 2025
24 February – News Channel 6 ABC
WHO FCTC must acknowledge successes in regulating Safer Nicotine Products in New Zealand and Japan
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24 February – Inoestancos.es –
Australia vs. New Zealand: two opposing strategies on vaping, a single winner. Do you want to know which one? Don’t miss this shocking report
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17 February – Scoop Health
Stark Contrast in Smoking Reductions Highlights Implications for Asia Pacific
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13 February – Vapouround.com
New Study Exposes Failure of Australia’s Vaping Regulations
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13 February – Planet of the Vapes
UN Urged to Recognise THR
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9 February – Steamshots
The UN and the missed opportunity: Why tobacco harm reduction is part of global health policy
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9 February – Scoop World
CAPHRA Responds To Lancet Study And WHO Concerns With Call For Evidence-Based Tobacco Harm Reduction
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7 February – Vaping Post
The UN is Urged to Embrace Tobacco Harm Reduction in Public Health Policy
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4 February – Planet of the Vapes
Bangladesh Needs THR
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3 February – Tobacco Asia
CAPHRA Raises Concerns over WHO Corruption Claims
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3 February – Vapouround
UN fails to address Tobacco Harm Reduction in Asia Pacific
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1 February – Sigmagazine
Caphra praises the government’s approach to the issue of e-cigs: it can act as a trailblazer for a breakthrough across Asia
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JANUARY 2025
31 January – Tobacco Reporter
Activists: Differentiate Smoking and Vaping
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30 January – VapeHK
CAPHRA Advocates for Tobacco Harm Reduction in Bangladesh
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30 January – The Financial Express
CAPHRA Advocates Tobacco Harm Reduction in Bangladesh
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29 January – The Daily Messenger
CAPHRA advocates for Tobacco Harm Reduction in Bangladesh
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28 January – EIN PressWire
Coalition of Asia Pacific Harm Reduction Advocates Express Concerns Over WHO Corruption Accusations
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28 January – Daily Capital Views
CAPHRA advocates for Tobacco Harm Reduction in Bangladesh
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20 January – Scoop
Asia Pacific Health Ministries Urged to Include Consumer Voices in FCTC COP11 Preparations
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8 January – Vapers.org.uk – Vapers Digest
CAPHRA Exposes Anti-tobacco Funding Scandal: Violations of International and US Law Alleged Read more …

7 January – Planet of the Vapes
Public Health Win in Thailand
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6 January – Scoop
CAPHRA Exposes Anti-Tobacco Funding Scandal: Violation Of International And US Law Alleged
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