Despite the well-known health risks associated with smoking, many people continue to smoke especially in Asia – and particularly within the WHO South-east Asia @WHOSEARO and Western Pacific @WHOWPRO Regions. #WNTD25 #THRworks, #RightToHealth, #20/20Hindsight, #COP11 bit.ly/49p9Mnm

Tomorrow is World No Tobacco Day. Don't be fooled by the industry social media drug pushers or their lame claims about "reducing harms". It's just about profiteering from addiction and harm for this miserable industry. #WNTD25

Good morning!
A reminder: vaping =/= smoking.
Vaping is safER than smoking.
There's no tobacco in a vape.
#WorldNoTobaccoDay #WNTD
#WorldNoTobaccoDay25 #WNTD25
#WorldNoTobaccoDay2025 #WNTD2025.
Have a great day! #BeKind
#SupportNotStigma

Article 4 of the @WHO @FCTCofficial which states that one of the guiding principles of the Convention is the recognition that “the participation of civil society is essential in achieving the objective of the Convention and its protocols” #WNTD25 #THRworks, #RightToHealth, #20/20Hindsight, #COP11

The @FCTCofficial recognizes that there are three pillars to tobacco control: demand reduction, supply reduction, and harm reduction . To date, the FCTC’s focus has been exclusively on supply and demand #WNTD25 #THRworks, #RightToHealth, #20/20Hindsight, #COP11 bit.ly/49p9Mnm

Article 4 of the @WHO @FCTCofficial which states that one of the guiding principles of the Convention is the recognition that “the participation of civil society is essential in achieving the objective of the Convention and its protocols” #WNTD25 #THRworks, #RightToHealth, #20/20Hindsight, #COP11

The primary objective of tobacco control should be to end the premature deaths caused by cigarettes and harmful oral tobacco products like gutka, zarda, khaini, & paan #WNTD25 #THRworks, #RightToHealth, #20/20Hindsight, #COP11 bit.ly/49p9Mnm

FCTC needs to use innovative approaches, challenge dogma and use the full arsenal of tools to meaningfully address the problem of smoking in Asia and other LMICs #WNTD25 #THRworks, #RightToHealth, #20/20Hindsight, #COP11 bit.ly/49p9Mnm

Harm reduction is rooted in human rights & respects the dignity of the over one billion smokers that the FCTC treaty is designed to help. It focuses on helping smokers quit & for those who don't, helps them to make better decisions for themselves.#WNTD25 #20/20Hindsight #THRworks bit.ly/49p9Mnm

Tobacco harm reduction is a concept that is already enshrined in the FCTC which defines tobacco control as “a range of supply, demand and harm reduction strategies…” #WNTD25 #THRworks, #RightToHealth, #20/20Hindsight, #COP11 bit.ly/49p9Mnm

It is clear that MPOWER is not empowering significant declines in smoking prevalence. A study by Hoffmann et al. concluded that FCTC implementation (as reflected by adoption of MPOWER) has had little if any effect on smoking prevalence #WNTD25 #THRworks, #RightToHealth, #COP11 bit.ly/49p9Mnm

An Important Reminder to WHO-FCTC: Smoking is the Real Enemy that has been responsible for millions of premature deaths worldwide. The WHO FCTC was precisely established to help address this problem #WNTD25 #THRworks, #RightToHealth, #20/20Hindsight, #COP11 bit.ly/49p9Mnm

World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is 20 years old yet there are still more than 1 billion people who smoke in the world today.
#WNTD25 #THRworks, #RightToHealth, #20/20Hindsight, #COP11 bit.ly/49p9Mnm

It is clear that MPOWER is not empowering significant declines in smoking prevalence. A study by Hoffmann et al. concluded that FCTC implementation (as reflected by adoption of MPOWER) has had little if any effect on smoking prevalence #WNTD25 #THRworks, #COP11 bit.ly/49p9Mnm