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Clean air is a basic human right. Yet, shockingly, over 90% of the world’s population breathes polluted air, contributing to millions of deaths and countless illnesses including asthma, lung and heart disease, and stunted growth in children each year.

Vital Strategies is proud to announce Gustavo Sóñora, Regional Director of Tobacco Control, Latin America, has been named a 2024 World Health Organization World No Tobacco Day Award winner.

Read our statement: States must urgently deploy billions available to scale up public health solutions.

"We’ve seen no evidence that Global Action to End Smoking intends to promote policies that have been proven over decades to reduce tobacco use."

The award recognizes his outstanding leadership as an entrepreneur, mayor and philanthropist.

Vital Strategies’ Tobacco Enforcement Reporting Movement (TERM) won gold at this year’s NYX Awards.

Statement from Trish Cotter, Global Lead, Food Policy Program at Vital Strategies and Dan Kass, Senior Vice President, Environmental, Urban and Climate Health at Vital Strategies, on Earth Day 2024’s theme, “Planet vs. Plastics”.

“As we face a pivotal juncture for public health, it is an honor to have Ping Hsieh and Renata Reis join our Board of Trustees.”

“We can only realize our best, healthiest future with sustained focus on preventing noncommunicable diseases.”

Low-barrier medication access is urgently needed to reduce overdose deaths; some state laws make that impossible.