Tobacco smoking is one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide. It kills many of its users, 80 percent of whom live in low-and middle-income countries. One of the six primary tactics adopted by the WHO to counter the tobacco epidemic is promoting cessation – asking people to quit tobacco use. But achieving high levels…
26 Aug 2020
Barbara Mennitti
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An article published in The Lancet linking lung diseases to e-cigarettes has triggered reactions in the scientific community that supports tobacco harm reduction policies. Riccardo Polosa, Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Catania (Italy) and Founder of the Center of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction (COEHAR) believes that “the authors…
24 Aug 2020
Derek Yach
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The National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) of India released its latest data on cancer. They represent a massive and impressive effort to gather the best data on new cases of cancer, and their survival and death rates. The authors have reported the results in detail. I briefly touch on an issue not covered in the…
12 Aug 2020
Derek Yach
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Imagine the outrage if an international non-governmental organization (NGO) focusing on drug abuse called for naloxone manufacturers to not sell their products in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) on grounds that it would confuse regulators and the public, suggesting instead that they focus on ending opioid abuse using only regulatory and educational approaches? How would…