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===2021 Mar 22 - [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ban-on-safer-nicotine-products-in-lmics-to-inflame-smoking-epidemicasian-consumers-301252811.html?fbclid=IwAR1r6lMqCbtjHGdPIN2K-QeeS_eBp265iaa81XUM71XpLuACp0Ni4JO7Jw0 Ban on Safer Nicotine Products in LMICs to Inflame Smoking Epidemic--Asian Consumers]=== | ===2021 Mar 22 - [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ban-on-safer-nicotine-products-in-lmics-to-inflame-smoking-epidemicasian-consumers-301252811.html?fbclid=IwAR1r6lMqCbtjHGdPIN2K-QeeS_eBp265iaa81XUM71XpLuACp0Ni4JO7Jw0 Ban on Safer Nicotine Products in LMICs to Inflame Smoking Epidemic--Asian Consumers]=== | ||
*"We believe that awareness of and access to reduced-harm products is a fundamental human right, and that denial of this right will prevent significant health benefits in LMICs," Consumer groups in the Asia-Pacific region warned that a blanket ban on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) in low- and middle-income countries, as proposed by an anti-tobacco non-government organization funded by Bloomberg, will only inflame the smoking epidemic and result in higher death toll from smoking-related diseases. | *"We believe that awareness of and access to reduced-harm products is a fundamental human right, and that denial of this right will prevent significant health benefits in LMICs," Consumer groups in the Asia-Pacific region warned that a blanket ban on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) in low- and middle-income countries, as proposed by an anti-tobacco non-government organization funded by Bloomberg, will only inflame the smoking epidemic and result in higher death toll from smoking-related diseases. | ||
*Keywords: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 229);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">The Union</span>, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Initiative to reduce tobacco use, MPOWER, WHO, | *Keywords: <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 204, 229);" data-mce-style="background-color: #ffff00;">The Union</span>, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Initiative to reduce tobacco use, MPOWER, WHO, | ||
*[https://www.24shareupdates.com/2021/03/18/asian-consumers-repudiate-bloombergs-proposal-to-ban-e-cigs-htps-in-lmics/ Alternative link to article] | |||
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