The recent publication of the World Health Organization’s “Rapport sur l’épidémie mondiale de tabagisme, 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:

“ Bien que truffé de discours anti-vapotage alarmistes et biaisés et d'affirmations infondées, l'orientation générale du rapport est déconcertante. Au lieu de privilégier l'objectif crucial de la réduction du tabagisme, l'OMS concentre ses efforts sur le vapotage, qui se trouve être l'outil de sevrage tabagique le plus efficace. ”

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,” a ajouté Landl.

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