Seolann an grúpa abhcóideachta domhanda um vapáil, Comhghuaillíocht Vapálaithe an Domhain, gníomh #BackVapingBeatSmoking i Vársá chun aird pholaiteoirí na Polainne a tharraingt.

WARSAW, POLAND, OCTOBER 13 — Seolann grúpa abhcóideachta domhanda ar son vapála, World Vapers' Alliance (WVA), an Feachtas #BackVapingBeatSmoking i Vársá chun lucht déanta beartas na Polainne a spreagadh chun glacadh le laghdú díobhála agus galú. Mar chuid dá gcuid #BackVapingBuilleCaitheamh Tobac feachtas, chuir an WVA an teachtaireacht in iúl d'ionadaithe an PIS, Platforma Obywatelska, gur féidir le galú milliún saol a shábháil sa Pholainn agus 19 milliún saol san Eoraip. 

Chuir an WVA a gcuid “Treoir maidir le Táirgí Gaile”"chun a thaispeáint conas is gá déileáil le galú chun a lánacmhainneacht don tsláinte phoiblí a bhaint amach. Ina theannta sin, nocht an WVA suiteáil ealaíne i gcruth an dominó ag titim a bhogtar trasna phríomhchathair na Polainne chun aird a tharraingt ar thábhacht laghdú dochair tobac.

“"Sa Pholainn amháin, d'fhéadfadh níos mó ná milliún duine a chaitheann tobac aistriú go galú dá nglacfadh an Rialtas le laghdú díobhála. Ciallaíonn sé seo go bhféadfaí milliún saol a shábháil ó ghalair a bhaineann le tobac má stopann polaiteoirí ag toirmeasc blasanna, ag ardú cánacha agus ag ísliú leibhéil nicitín i leachtanna leictreonacha. Sa Pholainn, faigheann níos mó ná 70 míle duine bás gach bliain de bharr caitheamh tobac, agus mura n-athraíonn polaiteoirí a gcur chuige maidir le laghdú díobhála, leanfaidh an líon seo ag fás,"” a dúirt Michael Landl, stiúrthóir an WVA.

The partner of the World Vapers’ Alliance is the Polish organization “Law for people” which addresses civil liberties issues and the dangers of over-regulating the market for goods and services. 

“We are joining forces with the World Vapers’ Alliance to demand changes from the Polish politicians as the situation around harm reduction becomes very disturbing for consumers, businesses and the civil society. The current government implemented recently increased taxes on e-liquids not realising the possible consequences for public health. We want a thorough analysis and broad public debate to precede legislative actions that interfere with the daily lives of Poles.” said Sara Lament-Hamodi, Coordinator of the Prawo dla ludzi campaign. 

The Polish installation comes as a part of the broader #BackVapingBeatSmokin campaign that the group launched last week in Strasbourg. WVA hosted a protest art installation with the message “Don’t Let 19 Million Lives Fall” in front of the European Parliament to draw attention of the EU policymakers to the Europe-wide need to embrace harm reduction.

In the following weeks, WVA will host similar installations in Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, and Belgium. The group is also running a Europe-wide achainí asking the EU policymakers to acknowledge vaping as a tobacco harm reduction mechanism and refrain from overregulating the most successful smoking-cessation aid in the upcoming review of the EU tobacco regulation. The petition will be delivered to the European Parliament in Brussels in November. 

“Earlier this year, more than 24,000 EU citizens raised their voices in the Commission-run public consultation on tobacco legislation asking the regulators not to ban vaping. Public institutions must listen to the consumers. 5% of Polish adult populations are vapers, and it’s time their voices are heard!” Chuir Landl.