Timur Abdullaev is an experienced international human rights law and public health consultant and a renowned TB/HIV community activist from Uzbekistan. A person living with HIV and twice a TB survivor, Timur is a founder of TBpeople, the global network of people affected by TB, and an advisor to the Vice Chair of the Stop TB Partnership.
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Bans Don’t Eliminate Demand! | GFN Voices 2026 #6
2 Sep 2026
Banning products doesn’t necessarily eliminate demand. Prohibition can push consumers toward black markets, reduce regulatory control, and create unintended consequences for public health. Timur Abdullaev explored prohibition, tobacco harm reduction, nicotine policy, and the challenges of trying to reduce smoking through increasingly restrictive policies. He also examined why nicotine, tobacco, and smoking should not be treated as synonymous — and what happens when they are.