The 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Geneva has become a hotbed of debate, raising doubts about the World Health Organization (WHO)'s response to scientific evidence on tobacco harm reduction and the tobacco control direction for member states.

Scientific Community Raises Concerns Ahead of COP11

On the eve of COP11, the tobacco control scientific community has spoken out against the WHO’s position. More than 50 independent experts in the fields of pharmacology, toxicology and public health policy said that the WHO’s strategy of equalizing the toxicity of smokeless tobacco products and traditional cigarettes could cause the world to miss out on the opportunity to reduce up to 8 million deaths a year from smoking.

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