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Vital Strategies has released two new reports from Canary, our AI-powered digital monitoring tool, revealing how alcohol and ultra-processed food brands are embedding marketing directly…

Artificial intelligence can accelerate public health progress, but only when built on strong foundations—including interoperable, trusted digital public infrastructure. At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, leaders explored what it takes to move beyond pilots and embed AI responsibly, equitably and at scale.

Our work is guided by three core pillars—Promoting Health, Preventing Harm and Protecting Communities. In 2025, these priorities translated evidence into measurable public health impact across countries and communities. Photo: Juan Arredondo.

The World Health Summit in Berlin reinforced a shared conviction: Better data is the foundation for effective public health systems. Vital Strategies joined partners in highlighting how stronger health data systems can inform policy change, drive disease prevention, improve equity and make health systems more responsive to the people they serve.

The Health Taxes Action Guide from Vital Strategies provides policymakers with practical steps to design and implement effective taxes on harmful products such as tobacco, sugary drinks and alcohol, protecting health while strengthening economies.

Discover how data, policy, and partnership are shaping healthier futures in our latest Impact Report, highlighting bold solutions that are transforming public health.

From health taxes to AI-powered marketing monitoring, Vital Strategies' work was front and center at the recent World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin. See how our tools, partnership and advocacy are helping to protect communities and save lives around the world.

At the second annual Partner Meeting of the RESET Alcohol initiative, over 60 participants from four countries and key international organizations shared critical advances and learnings from two years of groundbreaking alcohol policy work.

By harnessing data, cities are identifying health challenges and creating solutions that ensure everyone can live a healthier life.

Our public health systems are failing to keep up with the rising burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Read how we can shift from reactive measures to sustainable solutions—using policy and health taxes to save millions of lives.