The recent publication of the World Health Organization’s “Bericht zur globalen Tabakepidemie, 2023” once again discounts the powerful impact of harm reduction and vaping, reaffirming WHO’s adversarial stance against it.

Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers’ Alliance, responded:

“Obwohl der Bericht voller einseitiger Panikmache gegen E-Zigaretten und unbegründeter Behauptungen ist, ist seine Gesamtaussage verwirrend. Anstatt dem entscheidenden Ziel der Senkung der Raucherquoten Priorität einzuräumen, konzentriert sich die WHO auf das Dampfen, das zufälligerweise das wirksamste verfügbare Mittel zur Raucherentwöhnung ist.”

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, asserts in the foreword that vaping would undermine anti-smoking efforts, claiming that “E-cigarettes are harmful to both the people using them and those around them.”

“Regrettably, the WHO appears to ignore reality and scientific evidence. Countries that adopt an open and consumer-friendly approach to harm reduction products achieve significantly better results than those following WHO’s misguided path. Comparative data from Sweden and the United Kingdom demonstrate their remarkable success in reducing smoking rates, surpassing countries with a negative harm reduction approach by a wide margin,” Landl.

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