THR: A Historic Opportunity for Our Health & Our Planet

The road to a healthier future for our people and our planet must be paved by three elements: compassion, collaboration, and pragmatism.

World Health Day is celebrated annually on 7 April, which was the founding date of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1948. Each year focuses on a specific health topic of concern to people all over the world. This year, global attention will be directed towards ‘our planet, our health’1; “Are we able to reimagine a world where (…) economies are focused on health and well-being? Where cities are liveable and people have control over their health and the health of the planet?”1. Amongst an extensive agenda of health concerns, the human and environmental harms of smoking will be a particular focus for the partnered WHO and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)2. This article will provide commentary on the partnership’s efforts, with reference to the historic opportunity tobacco harm reduction (THR) has to improve our people’s health, and our planet’s:

1. Cleaner, Safer Alternatives to Combustion
2. RESET: Environmental Considerations of E-Waste
3. A Harm-Reduced Future

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