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**9. Banning reduced harm alternatives leads people back to smoking and greater harm | **9. Banning reduced harm alternatives leads people back to smoking and greater harm | ||
**10. Blanket bans in LMICs are a form of ‘philanthropic colonialism’ | **10. Blanket bans in LMICs are a form of ‘philanthropic colonialism’ | ||
*Global organisations such as the WHO, Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Union wield great influence in LMICs through sponsorship of healthcare programs and public initiatives. This influence manifests itself through top-down policymaking approaches, telling LMICs what is best for them. To put it bluntly, policies such as these inherently view the inhabitants of LMICs as second-class citizens. These are policy decisions that do not consider individuals, their rights, and their battle to quit or reduce and the difficulties involved. It is wrong to deny more than a billion tobacco users, most of those in LMICs, a voice and a choice. Consumers have the right to be heard. | |||
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