The Wall We Keep Building ↗
Working together towards the common goal - everyone wins
6 August 2026
Nancy is a passionate THR advocate who co-founded Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA), She is also the executive coordinator of the Coalition of Asia Pacific (Tobacco) Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) where she applies her experience in THR advocacy to guide and mentor consumer advocates throughout the entire Asia Pacific region (and beyond). Nancy has a diverse skill set, with experience in scientific research administration (grants, proposals, journal article writing), corporate IT administration and community organisations that have advocated for and supported the rights of youth, the elderly and people in crisis.
Working together towards the common goal - everyone wins
6 August 2026
Wherever my 10th grade English teacher, Mr. Loeffler is, I am sure he is smiling because someone was actually paying attention in class. ;-)
29 July 2026
Honor Their Personal Agency
8 July 2026
Yet when it comes to nicotine and safer alternatives to smoking, that arc is bending in a strange direction.
29 June 2026
Where lives are at stake, it is imperative to identify common ground and pursue coordinated, evidence-based action.
25 June 2026
"Public health policies should encourage smokers to move away from combustible tobacco, not make safer alternatives inaccessible while cigarettes remain widely available."
23 June 2026
Why Tobacco Harm Reduction is a Policy Imperative in Asia Pacific
23 June 2026
Recognising gender as a core risk factor is not about blaming individuals. It is about being honest that social norms, economic structures, and health systems are not neutral.
7 June 2026
A Policy Analysis | May 2026
24 May 2026
Harm reduction is one of the most widely used yet poorly understood concepts in public life.
22 May 2026
Smoke-Free Reality vs Treaty Dogma: The Real Cost of The WHO FCTC Approach to Harm Reduction.
21 April 2026
How false narratives about vaping and cancer risk are costing lives, and what we all must do about it.
21 April 2026
The real question was never whether THR sounds promising. It is whether governments can introduce it in a way that genuinely reduces harm without creating new problems.
12 April 2026
On Endurance, Stoicism and Learning What Not to Carry
31 March 2026
Why Effective THR Advocacy Starts With Meeting People Where They Are
31 March 2026
Why Some Former Opponents of Harm Reduction Shift Late in Their Careers
18 March 2026
We are living in a moment where trust in health systems, institutions, and expertise is under pressure.
17 March 2026
There is something deeply wrong when people feel they have to fight to be treated like human beings in conversations about their own health.
10 March 2026
It goes beyond tobacco taxes/excise and political aspirations...way beyond.
5 March 2026