Recently, the former deputy director of the World Health Organization DEREK YACH pointed out in his speech that the "WHO Tobacco Control Framework (FCTC)" that does not pay attention to the reduction of the product reduction products should be out of date and should be modified as soon as possible. In particular, the Chinese regulatory authorities should be valued. The key role in global tobacco control careers, because China has the world's most innovative electronic cigarettes and related technology companies.

Derek Yach, a global public health expert, was former deputy director of the World Health Organization and director of the World Foundation of Tobaccoless World Foundation. He has been engaged in smoking control.

Derek Yach was drafted in 1998 and drafted the WHO Tobacco Control Framework Convention. However, many years of practice tells him that many of the regulations are not suitable for countries with high smoking rate and many population. According to the WHO data, there will be 1.27 billion smokers worldwide in 2025. He believes that this is a sign of the failure of smoke control.

"Now, China has the key to the full transformation of the global tobacco industry." Derek Yach checked the review data of Chinese patent applications and found that tobacco reduction is one of the areas of the most patent application, and most of the patents are related to electronic cigarettes. At the same time, China also has the world's most innovative electronic cigarettes and related technology companies. However, the regulatory authorities do not attach importance to it, which has led to China's progress in terms of tobacco reduction.

At present, more than 50%of the world's cigarettes are sold from China, and the proportion is still increasing. In December 2022, the international authoritative medical journal "Liu Ye Dao" published a paper stating that nearly 20%of Chinese adult men died of cigarettes. "Most Chinese male smokers smoke before the age of 20. Unless they quit smoking, about half of them will eventually die from smoking." One of the author, Professor Li Liming of Peking University.

Derek Yach said: "Two years ago, many countries announced the goal of" electricization of new car sales "by 2035. Imagine that if you also make similar commitments and policy support for tobacco reduction products, how much smokers will be saved. How much energy is generated. "

Not only in China, but also the WHO also needs to be changed. To effectively control tobacco, it is imperative to modify the "WHO Tobacco Control Framework Convention". The problem is that the tobacco -controlling leadership of the WHO also refused to accept industry innovation. "They always think that the tobacco industry is a dirty traditional industry, and never reflects. Even if there is evidence to prove that they are wrong, they will not change."

There are many tobacco and e -cigarette companies worldwide to promote the research of hazard reduction. The WHO believes that the innovation of these companies cannot be believed. This is interference, a trick, and the biggest threat to smoke control. With this serious prejudice, WHO refused to accept the suggestions of the scientific team of tobacco and electronic tobacco enterprises, and even rejected them to participate.

"If you don't let those scientists who struggle on the front line participate, what do we use to completely change the industry? Energy, food, pharmaceuticals ... No other industries can tolerate this behavior. Encouraging governments to prohibit the reduction of harmful products from various countries to make people unacceptable people. "Derek Yach said.

He believes that the industry is moving towards a brand new world. There, nicotine is completely unblocked with tobacco, which can help people fight against aging and reduce the incidence of various diseases; electronic cigarettes and other harmful products can fully play a role and save millions of smokers. "The technological innovation led by tobacco and electronic tobacco companies is the fastest way to achieve smoke control progress. It is time for WHO to recognize this. It is not embarrassing to recognize that electronic smoke reduces harm. "The best moment."

Derek YACH put forward several modification suggestions, including the key role of attaching importance to the Chinese regulatory authorities; prejudice to correct the "tobacco, electronic tobacco enterprises and smoke control"; incorporate the "reduction of harm" into the smoke control plan; clean up rumors such as "nicotine carcinogen" and other rumors ; Institutions invited the British government, the US FDA, etc. to recognize the reduction of electronic cigarettes and have achieved the progress of smoke control progress to share experiences.

"Of course it is much easier to follow the status quo, but for the sake of global health, it is now the time when we really improve."