Reflections from WNC Brussels 2026: Science, Policy, Equity, and the Future of Tobacco Harm Reduction
A personal reflection on the World Nicotine Congress 2026 in Brussels, exploring the science, policy, equity, and future of tobacco harm reduction, with a focus on Africa and the Global South.
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When Vaping Overtook Smoking in Great Britain: What This Could Mean for Harm Reduction
In 2024, more adults in Great Britain used e-cigarettes than smoked tobacco for the first time. A commentary on what this milestone means for harm reduction and tobacco control.
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Beyond Willpower: What Our Study Reveals About Smoking Cessation Among Adults Living with Disability
Examining smoking cessation among 147,691 adults living with disability in the UK. Quitting smoking is shaped by social and economic conditions, not just individual behaviour.
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Artificial Intelligence for Public Health in Africa: Why the Real Goal Is Public Value, Not More Pilots
Africa does not need more AI pilots. It needs AI that creates real public value — embedded in governance, aligned with national priorities, and designed to support health equity.
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What Medication Burden Can Tell Us About Smoking and Vaping
A new open-access study examining how prescribed medication burden varies by smoking and e-cigarette use status in England, revealing that ex-smokers carry the highest burden.
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Who Really Benefits from Vaping? New Evidence on Inequality and Tobacco Harm Reduction
An open-access critical review examining socioeconomic disparities in e-cigarette use and whether tobacco harm reduction is reducing or widening smoking-related inequalities.
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Smoking Inequalities and Disability in the COVID-19 Era: What the Data Reveal
Examining tobacco smoking disparities by disability status before and after COVID-19 using data from over 1.08 million UK adults. Persistent inequalities demand disability-inclusive tobacco control.
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No One Should Be Excluded from the AMR Response
Antimicrobial resistance is shaped by social, economic, and structural conditions. A call for equity, inclusion, and a people-centred approach in Africa's AMR response.
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