The World Health Organization’s recently published rapport on the global tobacco “pandemic” discounts the impact of harm reduction and vaping, according to Michael Landl, director of the World Vapers’ Alliance

“Hoewel het rapport vol staat met bevooroordeelde, anti-vaping paniekzaaierij en ongefundeerde beweringen, is de algemene richting van het rapport verbijsterend. In plaats van prioriteit te geven aan het cruciale doel om het aantal rokers te verminderen, richt de WHO haar aandacht op vapen, wat toevallig het krachtigste hulpmiddel is om te stoppen met roken.”

In the report’s foreword, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asserts 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,” said Landl in a stelling. “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.”

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