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CAPHRA Raises Alarm over Legitimacy of WHO Tobacco Treaty

MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 08, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – A damning analysis from the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA), entitled “The FCTC Secretariat’s Deepening Legitimacy Problem”, exposes how the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control has been captured by American philanthropist-funded NGOs, fundamentally undermining the treaty’s credibility and harming global public health [...]

Asia Front and Centre: CAPHRA Powers Regional Voice at GoodCOP 2.0

GENEVA, Nov. 20, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) is celebrating the successful “Asia Day” event at the GoodCOP 2.0 held in Geneva. The event, held during the same week as the FCTC COP11 brought together consumer advocates, public health experts, medical professionals, and policymakers to highlight [...]

Indonesia’s PP No. 28/2024 Threatens to Reinforce Cigarette Use Through Misguided Regulation

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug. 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) today warned that Indonesia’s proposed PP No. 28 Tahun 2024 risks undermining public health and entrenching cigarette dominance by restricting access to proven harm reduction alternatives. Indonesia is one of the world’s largest cigarette markets, where millions [...]

The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA): Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates Demand Urgent Change As Australia’s Tobacco Wars Expose Global Policy Failures

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug. 20, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) believes that as Australia’s tobacco control strategy descends into chaos with over 125 fire bombings, a thriving A$6.3 billion illicit market, and smoking rates stagnating at 11%, leading tobacco harm reduction advocates are calling for an [...]

Shadow Report Urges WHO FCTC to Embrace Tobacco Harm Reduction as a Core Strategy

MANILA, Philippines, July 21, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – A newly revised Shadow Report, released by the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA), calls for a fundamental shift in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) approach to global tobacco control. The report criticizes the continued neglect of harm reduction under the WHO Framework Convention on [...]