Press Mentions Two of every three smokers would like to stop The Conversation: Tobacco companies offer a range of cheaper products to help keep people smoking (and entice new consumers to start) while also offering a suite of higher priced brands to really cash in on those unable or unwilling to quit.
Press Mentions With less than 6 months to go, what are the plans for Bloomberg’s Data for Health? Devex: Philip Setel, the director of CRVS at the Data for Health’s implementing partner Vital Strategies, spoke to Devex on the sidelines of the forum about the future of the initiative — and what may be left up in the air without a renewal of funding.
Press Mentions Can cities solve the world’s problems? Ottawa Citizen: Cities are often more nimble and have power to quickly make changes to improve public health and safety, she said. They also represent 80 per cent of the world’s population, and growing.
Press Room Xi’an’s strong, new smoke-free law will protect 12 million citizens Ten cities in China have now implemented 100 percent smoke-free laws. Their combined population means that more than 100 million people are now covered by this important health policy.
Press Room Increasing tobacco taxes will deliver health and social benefits in Vietnam A new campaign highlighting the benefits of increasing tobacco taxes to reduce the harms of tobacco has been launched by the Vietnam Tobacco Control Fund (VNTCF), Ministry of Health.
Vital Stories 10 Cities Solving the World’s Leading Health Challenges In a world where more than half the population now lives in urban settings, cities are uniquely positioned to prevent noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries, and to be engines of change at the national level too.
Press Room Cities Driving Progress Against Leading Global Killer From bike lanes in Fortaleza to smoking bans in Kuala Lumpur, many cities are leading where nations fall short in the fight against noncommunicable disease.
Counting the Uncounted Vital Stories How One Sub-District in Bangladesh Became a Model for Recording Births, Deaths and Causes of Death for the Entire Country One small sub-district in Bangladesh, not far from the capital of Dhaka, has become a pioneer in documenting its people’s births and deaths.
Press Mentions New drugs, test offer TB hope for millions The Jakarta Post : Thousands of scientists, activists and disease survivors Saturday wrap up a global conference on lung health dominated by the announcement of several breakthroughs in the battle against tuberculosis.
Press Mentions Air pollution kills millions yearly. Let’s fight it with data and action. FlipScience: It is silent, deadly, and wide-reaching; it targets millions indiscriminately, but with brutal precision and efficiency. Affecting a staggering 90% of the global population, air pollution remains the leading environmental cause of death and disease.