What kind of tobacco company campaign!
To promote the use of vape and e-cigarettes and to thwart the ongoing amendment of tobacco control law, Voice of Vapers (VoV) and Asia Harm Reduction Alliance recently organized a summit and roundtable in Dhaka on Saturday (27 May 2023). A number of grantees and representatives of the Foundation for Smoke-free World (FSFW), a front organization of multinational tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI), are behind these events. What's frustrating is the participation of representatives of a number of ministries and government bodies including the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) in these events. With a view to realizing the Prime Minister's vision of a tobacco-free Bangladesh, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recently taken the initiative to prepare a d...