In this excerpt from VIDA News Live, Senior Correspondent Dom Garrett sits down with Chim Ngoma. Chim is a social scientist, tobacco harm reduction advocate, and Project Manager for THR Malawi – an information dissemination project on Tobacco Harm Reduction and nicotine science in Malawi. He has also served as a Content Writer Consultant at Solimar International and as a Project Officer at Drug Fight Malawi.
In this conversation, Chim discusses his tobacco harm reduction journey, the socio-economic impact of tobacco on Malawi, the challenges of changing perceptions of “anti-smoking” campaigns, and how THR Malawi has been working with other harm reduction groups across Africa.
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