L-Alleanza Dinjija tal-Vapers (WVA) appellat lill-gvern ta’ New Zealand biex jippromwovi l-approċċ ewlieni tiegħu għall-vaping fid-dinja f’konferenza ewlenija kontra t-tipjip f’Novembru li ġej.

Id-Direttur tal-WVA Michael Landl qal:

‘Il-Gvern ta‘ New Zealand irid jipperswadi lill-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija tas-Saħħa (WHO) u lil pajjiżi oħra biex jappoġġjaw il-vaping u jegħlbu t-tipjip, bħalma għamlet New Zealand, fil-konferenza li ġejja tal-FCTC ’COP9’.

New Zealand’s endorsement of vaping as a tool to quit smoking has seen smoking rates drop to all time lows of 10.5% in 2021. This downward trend has accelerated as the Ministry of Health has rolled out programmes such as ‘VapetoQuitStrong’, aimed at young indigenous smokers. If global leaders acted like New Zealand, 200 million lives could be saved.’

F'kumment dwar l-approċċ ta' New Zealand, id-Direttur tal-WVA Michael Landl qal:

“New Zealand’s approach to vaping is an excellent example for the rest of the world, and shows how vaping can be used to reduce health inequalities and drive down smoking rates. If other countries followed suit, millions of lives would be saved and millions more would improve their quality of life. New Zealand has a real responsibility to share its success story.”

L-2021 hija sena kritika għall-politiki tas-saħħa pubblika globalment. Il-konferenza globali 'COP9', immexxija mid-WHO, se ssir f'Novembru li ġej u tistabbilixxi d-direzzjoni għall-politiki kontra t-tipjip u l-vaping madwar id-dinja. Iżda b'oppożizzjoni diretta għall-evidenza dwar il-vaping, li ntwera li huwa mill-inqas 95% inqas ta' ħsara mit-tipjip, id-WHO ripetutament appellat lill-pajjiżi biex jirregolaw il-vapes b'mod ħarxa daqs is-sigaretti tradizzjonali.

Li wieħed isegwi l-intenzjonijiet tad-WHO jkun ifisser diżastru għall-vapers u għas-saħħa pubblika. Miljuni ta’ vapers jistgħu jiġu mġiegħla jerġgħu jibdew ipejpu minħabba żidiet fit-taxxi, projbizzjonijiet fuq it-togħmiet, u restrizzjonijiet oħra li jnaqqsu l-aċċess għall-vapes.

Landl added: “More than 8 million people still die every year from smoking, according to the WHO’s own figures. And the WHO now has an opportunity to beat smoking for good. But to do this they need to take a step back and look at the wealth of scientific evidence and the firsthand experience of millions who have used vapes to quit.

Huwa vitali li l-Kiwis li jpejpu s-sigaretti elettroniċi jieħdu nota u jitolbu li l-gvern tagħhom ipoġġi x-xjenza l-ewwel fix-xena dinjija. L-uniku mod kif dawk li jfasslu l-politika se jisimgħuna huwa jekk niġġieldu flimkien u nappoġġjaw il-pejpjar biex negħlbu t-tipjip.”

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