On Wednesday 4 November 2020 from 10:00 GMT, Knowledge-Action-Change is set to launch Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2020, a major new report documenting both the advances and significant challenges facing tobacco harm reduction in 2020.
The report is the second in a biennial series from the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR), a unique project established to map the development of tobacco harm reduction and use, availability and regulatory responses to safer nicotine products around the world.
Burning Issues examines both progress and achievements in the field since the first edition of GSTHR was published in 2018, but also identifying the major obstacles preventing tobacco harm reduction from fulfilling its public health potential worldwide. With over 8 million deaths still attributable to smoking-related causes every year, the report authors hope that the findings, conclusions and recommendations will be of interest to policymakers at all levels, particularly during the current EU TPD review process and in advance of the WHO’s delayed COP9, now set for 2021.
The launch event, being held in partnership with THR Malawi, will be livestreamed over three interactive sessions from London, Lilongwe and locations around the world. Register free at events.gsthr.org to access these panel discussions and the chance for live audience Q+A:
Session 1: The context and importance of tobacco harm reduction for global health
- David Nutt, Edmund J. Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, Imperial College London
- Fiona Patten, Australian MP and Leader of the Reason Party
- Chimwemwe Ngoma, THR Malawi
- Marina Foltea, Trade Pacts
- Martin Cullip, NNA UK
Session 2: The current challenges for tobacco harm reduction
- Dom Garrett, VIDA News,
- Jena Fetalino, Jena Fetalino Public Relations
- Mwawi Ng’oma, St John of God Hospitaller Services
- Clive Bates, the Counterfactual
- Samrat Chowdhery, INNCO President
Session 3: The launch of Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction
- Professor Gerry Stimson, GSTHR Project Director, KAC
- Harry Shapiro, Executive Editor Burning Issues, KAC
- Dr Tomasz Jerzyński, Data Scientist, KAC
- Dr Grzegorz Król, GSTHR Director, KAC
Sessions will be available for playback and the full report will be available for download from 4 November. Registration is free and all are welcome.
For the full programme and to register, visit events.gsthr.org
Follow The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction on Twitter @GlobalStateTHR for more information
Very good post. I will be going through some of these issues as well.. Kath Ruddie Devon