Joseph MageroAccess to safer nicotine products in low- and middle-income countries more vital than ever80% of smokers live in low-and middle-income countries and have no access to safer nicotine products — resulting in greater pain and…Oct 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020
Joseph MageroNicotine Pouches-A safer way of consuming NicotineTobacco-free nicotine pouches are used in the same way as snus. They come in form of a pouch similar to a mini teabag and generally…Aug 20, 2020Aug 20, 2020
Joseph MageroThe W.H.O ignores science: The world pays the price!The World No Tobacco Day 2020 is here,with the year not having been such a stellar success for the World Health Organization’s FCTC…May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
Joseph MageroCOVID-19 & COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE CALLS FOR PROHIBITIONTobacco control lobbyists and other moralization groups are blaming the spread of the coronavirus on alcohol and cigarettes, and calling…Apr 24, 2020Apr 24, 2020
Joseph MageroNICOTINE DOES NOT CAUSE CANCERA south African born Professor by the name Michael Russell once said, “people smoke for the nicotine but die from the tar”.This sentiment…Feb 4, 2020Feb 4, 2020
Joseph MageroPRICED OUT OF HARM REDUCTION? DYING FROM LACK OF SAFER ALTERNATIVESAnyone come across Philip Morris’ unsmoke the world campaign yet ? I have said before that big tobacco’s efforts to avail safer nicotine…Jan 31, 2020Jan 31, 2020
Joseph MageroTIME FOR FCTC TO FINALLY INTEGRATE HARM REDUCTION AT COP 9 ?The Ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (W.H.O F.C.T.C) is only…Jan 24, 2020Jan 24, 2020
Joseph MageroTobacco harm reduction and human rightsCigarettes are smoked by over 1 billion people, which is nearly 20% of the world’s population . Smoking increases your risk of developing…Dec 10, 20191Dec 10, 20191
Joseph MageroLACK OF POLICIES THAT SUPPORT HARM REDUCTION AFFECTING INTERVENTIONSDespite some effort by Africa in achieving some of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reducing tobacco use has proved the hardest…Dec 3, 2019Dec 3, 2019
Joseph MageroBANNING FLAVORED VAPING AS A LONG-TERM POLICY UNJUSTIFIEDVaping is an alternative to combustible tobacco as a means of satisfying nicotine cravings: as Professor Michael Russell put it, “People…Nov 11, 2019Nov 11, 2019
