The Consumer Choice Center is hosting a high-level press briefing, “Harm Reduction and the FCTC’s Missed Opportunities,” to spotlight the urgent need for harm reduction in global tobacco control. The event will bring together leading voices from healthcare, consumer advocacy, and policy to critically examine the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and its shortcomings.
📅 When: September 3, 2025
📍 Where: Fairmont Hotel, Makati, Philippines
Why This Matters
Despite decades of tobacco control initiatives, millions of people in Southeast Asia still lack access to safer alternatives to smoking. This briefing will explore how harm reduction strategies—backed by science and evidence—can save lives, yet remain underutilized in current global tobacco policy.
Key Sessions
- Panel 1: Harm Reduction in Southeast Asia
- Panel 2: World Health and Wrong Turns
- Q&A sessions will follow each panel discussion
International experts from the Philippines, Malaysia, New Zealand, Austria, Germany, and India will share their insights, including healthcare professionals and consumer advocates committed to advancing harm reduction.
Confirm Your Attendance
Members of the media are warmly invited to attend this important conversation.
📧 To confirm your participation, please email info@consumerchoicecenter.org
