Vital Stories

We sat down with Dawit Bisrat, director of Vital Strategies recently opened office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to learn what he is looking forward to about leading our work in Ethiopia and why he thinks Vital’s programs are important in tackling the country's persisting health challenges.

To learn more about the newly published report: "A Sobering Truth: Incentivizing Alcohol Death and Disability", we spoke with authors Nandita Murukuta, Vice President of Global Policy and Research, Rebecca Perl, Vice President of Partnerships and Initiatives and Julia Berenson, Technical Research Writer.

We sat down with recent guest speaker Angela Bruce-Raeburn, to learn about her experience drawing attention to structural racism and inequities in the international development sector and advocating for more successful and equitable health outcomes.

2020 has been a year for the history books. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented the largest public health challenge we have faced in over a century. We need to take the time to reflect on what we’ve learned this year and how we can use it to reimagine public health to build back stronger and healthier.

A look back at how our Data for Health programs have partnered with governments across the globe in 2020—to not only improve the way they access timely and accurate health information, but also to truly harness the power of data.

For cities around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented daunting challenges, in the face of these challenges we saw resilience and innovation leading to unique local solutions and some remarkable results.

A recap of our VitalTalks, COVID-19 and Beyond: Cities on the Front Lines of a Healthier Future. Our speakers discuss urban action and collaboration during this unprecedented pandemic.

2020 has been a year like no other. We asked Vital Strategies team members from around the world to share lessons they have learned, the joys and challenges of 2020, and their hopes for 2021.

To learn more about the Cancer Registries Program, we sat down with Director Magdalena Paczkowski and Deputy Director Mine Metitiri.

A new round of funding from the Global Grants Program is now open, dedicated to projects that strengthen the collection, analysis and use of high-quality data in public health decision-making.