https://pressroom.prlog.org/CAPHRA/ About CAPHRA - CAPHRA is an alliance between the Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates in Asia Pacific and their respective organisations in the region. We are unfunded and grassroots. https://www.prlog.org/13157824-vital-strategies-tobacco-cessation-grant-round-risks-philanthropic-colonialism-caphra-warns.html Coalition says donor-driven frameworks that sideline harm reduction fuel illegal markets and prolong combustible tobacco useMon, 13 Jul 2026 20:00:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13156091-caphra-calls-for-transparent-accountable-leadership-at-the-philippine-department-of-health.html The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has released a formal statement expressing deep concern over serious allegations of financial and governance irregularities within the Philippine Department of Health (DOH).Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:00:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13156095-fda-nicotine-pouch-ruling-should-prompt-asia-pacific-policy-rethink.html The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to authorize reduced-risk claims for specific nicotine pouch products should prompt a policy rethink across Asia Pacific.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13154986-caphra-health-policy-fails-when-lived-experience-is-ignored.html The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) says governments are still making avoidable health policy mistakes because they treat lived experience as optional.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13154997-caphra-philippine-anti-vape-commentary-asks-the-wrong-public-health-question.html The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) says a recent Philippine commentary on vaping and heated tobacco misframes the science by focusing on whether smoke-free nicotine products are harmless instead of whether they are...Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:53:22 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13152985-caphra-warns-philippines-health-controversy-raises-new-questions-over-who-and-bloomberg-policy-influence.html The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) says fresh allegations involving senior Philippine health officials should trigger urgent scrutiny of how foreign-funded and internationally aligned interests influence domestic...Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13151428-caphra-australia-and-thailand-show-nicotine-prohibition-fuels-illicit-markets.html Nicotine prohibition does not eliminate demand, the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) says. It shifts supply from regulated channels to illicit markets.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13150591-caphra-says-its-time-to-stop-targeting-those-who-help-people-who-smoke.html Public health officials who attack people helping smokers quit are betraying basic harm‑reduction principles.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13148783-caphra-warns-push-for-asean-vape-ban-ignores-science.html CAPHRA has warned that efforts by Singapore and the Philippines to promote a regional vape ban through ASEAN would ignore growing evidence on tobacco harm reduction and risk locking the region into failed prohibitionist policy.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13147399-caphra-warns-southeast-asia-not-to-repeat-australias-nicotine-policy-failure.html The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) is warning Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines not to repeat the policy mistakes that helped fuel Australia's growing illicit nicotine and tobacco market.Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13145101-caphra-marks-world-no-tobacco-day-with-call-for-science-based-policy.html The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) is urging global leaders to embrace the life-saving potential of safer nicotine productsMon, 11 May 2026 22:25:32 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13142395-vaping-cancer-and-misinformation-caphra-calls-for-evidence-based-public-health-messaging.html The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) extends sympathy to any young person facing a serious cancer diagnosis and to their family, however tragic personal stories should not be used in ways that blur the vital public...Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:18:49 GMT