Vital Stories

South Africans are among the world’s top 10 consumers of sugary drinks–a trend with serious consequences for health and life expectancy. Rates of obesity and diabetes have increased and, according to the country’s national statistical service, diabetes is the country’s second biggest killer after tuberculosis.

The tobacco industry uses a number of tactics to keep existing people hooked to its deadly products and lure a new generation of users. A…

Vital Strategies works to influence global guidelines and to define best practices for public health. Our global advocacy highlights the evidence-driven solutions that strengthen public health systems and can improve health across wide populations.

Ten African cities joined public health experts in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last month to highlight remarkable success stories about preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and road injuries—and to learn from regional experts and from each other.

The Jamaican government and nongovernmental organizations are ramping up efforts on obesity prevention, including a restriction of sugary drinks in schools.

While much effort is already underway in tobacco control, STOP is the first partnership of its kind, dedicated solely to monitoring how tobacco companies derail policy and to supporting those who can influence these policies–like governments, health advocates, and the media.

Our Research Roundup shares the most insightful and important papers to help our partners stay abreast of advances and trends in global health practice.

Data is fundamental to Vital Strategies’ programs. From Data Impact and CRVS to clinical research on tuberculosis and epidemics to road safety initiatives and tobacco control, using evidence to strategically drive our work is the foundation of much of what we do.

Driving after drinking alcohol is remarkably common in Buenos Aires, Argentina with rates even higher among young drivers. We reached out to road safety expert Paula Bisiau, Buenos Aires’ Undersecretary of Sustainable and Safe Mobility and the city’s technical lead on the Partnership for Healthy Cities, to find out more.

Explore recent work from our obesity prevention portfolio including the latest Vital Talk and our programs in cities around the world. We support governments in implementing proven strategies, advance research to develop new ways forward, and advocate on the global level to bring greater attention to key public health issues.