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**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. | *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. | ||
*See Also: 2021 Mar 16 - [https://filtermag.org/vapers-in-lower-income-countries-condemn-bans-driven-by-western-interests/?fbclid=IwAR0F1Z8brYHi-ngvKFVO5tsZlRnecWRMyEuY2Rrnrb8cYHv4_6PsCBmCDrg Vapers in LMICs Condemn Prohibitions Driven by Western Interests] | |||
*See Also: 2021 Mar 16 - [https://vaping360.com/vape-news/108893/innco-opposes-bloombergs-philanthropic-colonialism/?fbclid=IwAR3uFpTh7ulIbK7jFqGPZazZS_QlAxFDFBY97TZP9ZzBWfWx8j-RGttKJPk INNCO Opposes Bloomberg's "Philanthropic Colonialism"] | |||
*See Also: 2021 Mar 16 - [https://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-news/2021-03-16_innco-eviscerates-bloomberg-ban-document.html?fbclid=IwAR0krob1-qseYD5uRtKIxDt8cn5E2W1ZZmHYvooTYUjpn45AAjBWWRnR3oo INNCO Eviscerates Bloomberg Ban Document] | |||
===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. | |||
*Keywords: The Union, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Initiative to reduce tobacco use, MPOWER, WHO, | |||
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