Local Pakistani nonprofit Blue Veins and Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), the largest tertiary care facility serving the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, co-organized a provincial workshop on "New The emerging use of tobacco and nicotine products, including heated tobacco products (HTP), the public health implications, and the responses needed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”

The symposium, held on Sunday, aimed to highlight the public health implications associated with the emergence of new nicotine and tobacco products.

Healthcare professionals, researchers, policy makers, and representatives from various organizations and government departments participated in the workshop.

Speakers at the workshop included experts in the fields of tobacco control and public health. They present the latest research on the harmful effects of heated tobacco products and discuss potential risks to users and non-users.

Speakers and participants of the workshop called for the immediate banning and regulation of the use and marketing of Velo, e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn HTP tobacco and other smokeless tobacco products in the best interest of public health in the province.

The workshop also highlighted the importance of implementing policies and regulations that limit the use and marketing of heated tobacco products.

Participants agreed that further research is needed to fully understand the long-term health effects of these products and that health authorities should not rely on facts and research provided by the tobacco industry.

Dr Sumaira Bakhtiyar Assistant Professor Family Medicine, Dr Shumaila Pulmonary Resident, Physiotherapist Nudrat Gul, Dr Shehryar Khan PGR Cardiologist, Dr Laila Noushad LRH Department of Psychiatry, Dr Sufyan Khaliq Assistant Professor and SDPI Tobacco Control Specialist Waseem Janjua The Ph.D. gave a presentation and discussion.

Ministry of Human Rights and Relief Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Imran Khan and Assistant Commissioner General Misbah Wahid said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government is committed to stopping the illicit trade and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products . As a society, we need to be vigilant about the marketing tactics used by the tobacco industry to promote these new products.

Dr Nek Dad, director of public health at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), said the rise of novel tobacco products and HTPs is concerning because these products are not without their own health risks. It is important that we educate the public about the potential harms of these products and work to develop policies that limit their use and marketing.

Tariq Barki, deputy director of LRH Hospital, said the evidence was clear: novel tobacco products and HTPs were not a safe alternative to smoking. They may be marketed as such, but the science tells a different story. We need to put public health above corporate profits and take action to protect people from the harmful effects of these products.

"Health experts and activists are committed to promoting public health and raising awareness of the risks associated with heated tobacco products, and we will continue to work together to educate the public and policymakers about the dangers of these products," said Blue Veins, program manager at Qamar Naseem. .

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