Jorge Alday

Director @VitalStrat @Exposetobacco. Global Health, U.S. Healthcare watcher. BBQ judge. Washingtonian in Brooklyn #running to stand still. Opinions are mine.

[exposetobacco @exposetobacco]

NEW! U.S. state attorneys general are calling on @F1 and the @fia to end tobacco & nicotine sponsorships, citing the sport's growing youth audience & the risks of exposing young people to addictive products.
Read the letter: https://t.co/sdJWZCFeRr
Read STOP's response: https://t.co/bxYLawI4h1

[Christina Jewett @By_CJewett]

Nice scoop, @isabellacueto --->

[Tobacco-Free Kids Global @CTFKGlobal]

The hypocrisy is impossible to miss: Philip Morris claims cigarettes “belong in museums” while simultaneously rolling out a massive Marlboro ad campaign that ties cigarettes to youth identity, ambition and self-expression.

According to The Guardian, Philip Morris is tailoring Marlboro messaging and catchy slogans in at least 20 countries:

In Indonesia: “I am authentic. I am Marlboro.”
In Germany: “Make your own legacy.”
In Bangladesh: “My race. My pace.”

[Jorge Alday @JorgeInBK]

If Philip Morris International was serious about stopping the sale of cigarettes, would it be advertising cigarettes? Great reporting from @guardian to expose this profound duplicity. https://t.co/72R3XaKpjm

[Jorge Alday @JorgeInBK]

US military personnel are suing British American Tobacco alleging that its secret cigarette business in North Korea helped fund weapons that were used against American troops. This is the company that sells Camel cigarettes and Velo nicotine pouches. https://t.co/Km0jaxB1HH

[Jorge Alday @JorgeInBK]

Bingo.

[ActionSmoking&Health @AshOrg]

#FCTCCOP11 - Are you playing along for Big Tobacco Bingo this week?!

It's a great way to identify and expose tobacco industry misinformation and interference tactics at #COP11.

Join here: https://t.co/FWIPvDmNmx

[Global Alliance for Tobacco Control (GATC) @GATC_int]

Welcome to Day 3 of #FCTCCOP11! Our Daily Bulletin is available to read here: https://t.co/Qq1VIkuliF

Articles include: Editorial, EU at a Crossroads, Forward Looking Measures, Articles 9 & 10, Real Harm Reduction, India's Herbal "Quit Tobacco" Products, & the Art 18 Decision.

[WHO FCTC @FCTCofficial]

#FCTCCOP11

With 183 Parties representing more than 90% of the global population, the WHO FCTC remains a cornerstone of international health cooperation — advancing progress in tobacco control, protecting the environment, and promoting a tobacco-free future.

Checkout the #COP11 Photo library

https://t.co/8GmlbrWQf2

[exposetobacco @exposetobacco]

📅 Tomorrow at #COP11 (Geneva, Mon 17 Nov, 18:30–19:45 CET)
Don’t miss the side event Youth-led advocacy: Unmasking tobacco & nicotine industry narratives organized by @enspbrussels, @TheGGTC, @uicc, @TobaccoFreeKids @CLAS & @GATC_int

Can’t attend? Read Debunking Tobacco Industry Misinformation by UNDP & WHO FCTC. https://t.co/IM0yFtboc1

[exposetobacco @exposetobacco]

1/ NEW @Telegraph reports on WHO @FCTCofficial’s warning that Big Tobacco is ramping up interference ahead of #FCTCCOP11, an important meeting where countries decide how to implement a global health treaty designed to curb tobacco use. 🧵🔗https://t.co/h0Y0vQFMXF

[Tobacco-Free Kids Global @CTFKGlobal]

From the streets of Manila to the shores of Dinagat Islands, young Filipinos are saying: TobaccOFF NOW!

Through this youth-led movement, more than 170 young advocates are standing up to the tobacco industry’s deceptive marketing and warning their peers about the dangers of addiction.

[Tobacco-Free Kids Global @CTFKGlobal]

A new @Reporte_Indigo investigation reveals how nicotine pouches like Zyn and Velo are spreading fast in Mexico, marketed with bright colors and sweet flavors but no health oversight. Despite expert warnings, lawmakers just advanced a tax reform that could actually legitimize their sale while ignoring serious health risks.

[Jorge Alday @JorgeInBK]

Tobacco companies want governments to think that they will stop selling cigarettes if only they can sell other addictive, harmful products. Don't believe it: the data shows that more smokers use these products AND keep smoking, which means more profits and more harms.

[WHO FCTC @FCTCofficial]

News release

Tobacco industry targets WHO FCTC COP and MOP negotiations, Parties urged to stay vigilant

🔗https://t.co/9JXd7yu81e

[exposetobacco @exposetobacco]

It's no coincidence that so many shops are selling harmful products near schools. It is the tobacco industry's intent. Read our new report to learn more. 🔗 https://t.co/qpSYEh34Mh

[exposetobacco @exposetobacco]

Today marks the final day of #INC5 #PlasticsTreaty. As @jorgeinbk, STOP @vitalstrategies Director, said at #INC1: “Banning cigarette filters would be a significant victory for global, public, and environmental health.”

That message still holds true. Spread the word: #CigarettesArePlastics.

[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it saved *92M* lives.

Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost *14M* lives thru 2030.
https://t.co/AFVhYRKvcQ

[Jorge Alday @JorgeInBK]

Big news from Viet Nam. A lot of lives will be saved with higher taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks.

[Angela Pratt @angepratt]

Breaking news!

#Vietnam’s National Assembly just voted to ⬆️ tobacco tax, ⬆️ alcohol tax, and ➡️ introduce a new tax on sugary drinks.

Higher taxes on unhealthy products ➡️ lower consumption.

A vote for health!

Congratulations, #Vietnam 🇻🇳

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Jorge Alday @JorgeInBK]

If Philip Morris Intl is only targeting smokers with its addictive IQOS product, why does it want that product available to a smoke-free generation?

[The Examination @examinationnews]

While health experts warn of the health risks of heated tobacco, a U.K. lawmaker has called for further research into the “potential” dangers of the products before they are included in the country’s landmark generational ban.
Read more: https://t.co/erDVELJa7K

[Jorge Alday @JorgeInBK]

In a landmark first that will send seismic tremors through the tobacco industry, the gov of Maldives passed the world's first generational ban on tobacco. No one born after 2007 will ever be able to buy tobacco products in the Maldives. https://t.co/hAXGEJKZi7

[WHO FCTC @FCTCofficial]

#WHA78 '' It's been 20 years since the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) came into force.
In that time, smoking prevalence has dropped by one-third globally, and there are 300 million fewer smokers today than there would have been had prevalence remained the same.''- @DrTedros

#FCTCSavesLives #WeAre20 #NoTobacco #WorldNoTobaccoDay2025

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