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Women in THR: September Webinar With Asanda Gcoyi of VPASA

AHRA sat down with Asanda Gcoyi, CEO of the Vapour Product Association of South Africa (VPASA) to talk about the…

ahra_admin27 September 2022

Harm Reduction Africa Press Release THR in Africa

Is Sub-Saharan Africa Not Taking Tobacco Harm Reduction Seriously?

A new article has been published by the Tobacco Reporter magazine, which highlights the “urgent need for the region to…

ahra_admin21 September 2022

Drug Harm Reduction

Is Africa Approaching The Overdose Crisis All Wrong?

Is Africa Approaching The Overdose Crisis All Wrong? The drug abuse problem in Africa cuts across societal classes as the…

ahra_admin7 September 2022

Drug Harm Reduction

Pilot Harm Reduction Programmes In Africa Show Progress, Despite Challenging Laws And Policies

The 24th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2022) took place in Montréal, Canada from 29 July to 2 August. NAM aidsmap…

ahra_admin17 August 2022

Nicotine use is no longer all that harmful

THR in Africa

Nicotine And The Weirdness Of Harm – New Article by Clive Bates

“What if nicotine use is no longer all that harmful? What if the real problem was always the inhalation of…

ahra_admin11 August 2022

THR in Africa

Harm Reduction: Indigenous People’s Fight For Inclusion

International Day of World’s Indigenous People is commemorated on August 9 every year. The U.N recognized day is observed to…

ahra_admin8 August 2022

THR in Africa

New E-book: Interview with a Cancer Research Scientist

“There is sufficient evidence that cancer incidence and prevalence rates are increasing in Kenya, as well as globally. Preliminary results…

ahra_admin29 July 2022

South Africa THR in Africa

What Nelson Mandela Can Teach Us About Human Rights

Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated each year on 18 July, in recognition of the contributions of a man who…

ahra_admin18 July 2022

THR in Africa

Does THR reduce harms from smoking in Africa?

Under the theme ‘Tobacco harm reduction, here for good’, this year’s Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) held in Warsaw, underscored…

ahra_admin4 July 2022

South Africa THR in Africa

Youth Month and Harm Reduction

With “Youth Month” being celebrated in South Africa in the month of June, e-cigarettes and youth are a crucial topic…

ahra_admin22 June 2022

Vaping

New Guidelines for E-Cigarettes & Vaping

South Africa’s guidelines and regulations for vaping production are currently nonexistent. Recently, the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) said…

ahra_admin22 June 2022

Harm Reduction Africa Oral Nicotine THR in Africa Vaping

Product Safety Standards of Oral Nicotine in Africa

A Call For Product Safety Standards, Says Tobacco Harm Reduction Experts A group of world-renowned tobacco harm reduction experts spoke…

ahra_admin23 February 2022

Harm Reduction Africa Kenya Oral Nicotine THR in Africa

Review of the risks and toxicants of smokeless tobacco in Kenya

Kenyans choosing traditional oral products and smokeless tobacco with higher cancer risk and toxicants. A research group from the University…

ahra_admin18 January 2022

Drug Harm Reduction Harm Reduction Africa THR in Africa

Harm reduction policies unpacked

“The world’s deadly harm reduction policies unpacked” – Clive Bates The global public health establishment has adopted a “statist, coercive…

ahra_admin17 January 2022

Drug Harm Reduction Harm Reduction Africa THR in Africa

Misinformation on Nicotine

Profound Problem of Misinformation on Nicotine for Health Practitioners in Africa "Health professionals in Africa find themselves confronted by a…

ahra_admin17 January 2022

Drug Harm Reduction Harm Reduction Africa THR in Africa Vaping

Dear WHO: STOP killing smokers by protecting cigarettes from healthy competition

One of this quarter’s highlights was a webinar on 2 November hosted by Asanda Gcoyi from Vapour Products Association of…

ahra_admin7 December 2021

Drug Harm Reduction Vaping

Public Health implications of vaping in the United States of America

Public health implications of vaping in USA: Prof Levy’s SAVM model predicts 38.9 million life-years saved, and 1.8 million deaths…

ahra_admin26 November 2021

Oral Nicotine Vaping

Public Health implications of vaping in Germany

Prof Levy’s SAVM model predicts 4.7 million life-years saved, and 300,000 deaths avoided by 2060 In Germany’s population of 84…

ahra_admin21 November 2021

Harm Reduction Africa Nicotine Pouches THR in Africa Vaping

Letter to the World Health Organization (WHO)

Letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) and delegates of the Ninth Conference of Parties (COP9) regarding the Framework Convention…

ahra_admin27 October 2021

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Women in THR: September Webinar With Asanda Gcoyi of VPASA

Is Sub-Saharan Africa Not Taking Tobacco Harm Reduction Seriously?

Is Africa Approaching The Overdose Crisis All Wrong?

Pilot Harm Reduction Programmes In Africa Show Progress, Despite Challenging Laws And Policies

Nicotine And The Weirdness Of Harm – New Article by Clive Bates

Harm Reduction: Indigenous People’s Fight For Inclusion

New E-book: Interview with a Cancer Research Scientist

What Nelson Mandela Can Teach Us About Human Rights

Does THR reduce harms from smoking in Africa?

Youth Month and Harm Reduction

New Guidelines for E-Cigarettes & Vaping

Product Safety Standards of Oral Nicotine in Africa

Review of the risks and toxicants of smokeless tobacco in Kenya

Harm reduction policies unpacked

Misinformation on Nicotine

Dear WHO: STOP killing smokers by protecting cigarettes from healthy competition

Public Health implications of vaping in the United States of America

Public Health implications of vaping in Germany

Letter to the World Health Organization (WHO)

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