Tobacco Control

Unless urgent action is taken to reverse this global epidemic, the World Health Organization reports that tobacco will kill as many as one billion people this century, taking a greater claim on human health than any other single disease.

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Tuberculosis

Every year, more than 1.5 million people die of tuberculosis (TB), a curable and preventable disease. Despite the progress made in the global TB control, multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) has emerged as a major public health concern. Working with The Union and other global partners, we will implement clinical trials to improve treatment regimens.

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Road Safety

Partnering with strong mayors in ten global cities, we work to reduce injury and death from road crashes, currently, a leading cause of death globally. We support these cities in changing driver behavior, road design and transportation systems, building data systems and implementing strong road safety policies.

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We believe passionately that progress can be made against even the most difficult health challenges by partnering local commitment and global expertise.

We implement programs that strengthen these partners and the health systems they support working to improve the lives of billions.

Featured Story

Investigation by The Guardian: Tobacco industry’s dirty war for the African market

This investigative story by The Guardian supported by Vital Strategies, exposes how big tobacco firms use threats and intimidation to suppress tobacco control in Africa.

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Featured Campaign

Fortaleza – Road Safety Helmet Campaign

Fortaleza launched its first media campaign on correct helmet wearing at a press conference at City Hall in February 2017. It ran for on TV, radio and social media, as well as movie theaters across the city. The traffic police was also carrying out enhanced enforcement in coordination with the media campaign.

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Featured Press

Partnership for Healthy Cities targets significant improvements in urban health

Vital Strategies joins Bloomberg Philanthropies and WHO as an implementing partner in the Partnership for Healthy Cities, providing technical assistance, as needed, to participating cities as they pursue evidence-based interventions that deliver results.

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Our Programs

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Tobacco Control
Environmental Health
Crisis Communication
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Maternal Health
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Tuberculosis
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Obesity Prevention
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Road Safety
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Data For Health
East Africa Training Initiative

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