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Vital Strategies will serve as a key partner for the development of an artificial intelligence-driven resource to improve the assignment of causes of death in multiple situations. Under the Cause of Death Determination Ascertainment (CODA) project, a three-year Gates Foundation-funded initiative, Vital Strategies will coordinate the development, research and testing of CODA, leading a consortium of global partners.

Our updated report, Foundations and Futures: Re-imagining Public Health in the Artificial Intelligence Era, highlights how AI's promise for public health depends far less on the AI solutions themselves but rather on the foundations beneath them: such as data systems, governance, and institutional capacity and practices. 

A proven model for integrating eye care into primary health systems is scaling across Nigeria. The Livelihood Impact Fund, the Clinton Health Access Initiative and Vital Strategies are supporting the government’s expansion of Presidential Initiative Jigi Bola 2.0 to 21 states, aiming to reach another million Nigerians with reading glasses by the end of 2026.

Indonesia’s first Blood Lead Level Surveillance found that 1 in 7 children have blood lead levels above the intervention threshold, revealing a significant but often undetected public health risk. The findings are prompting calls for national, cross-sectoral action, including sustained surveillance and stronger policies to reduce lead exposure.

The legislation implements proven measures to reduce smoking, which is the single largest contributor of preventable death in the world.