Vital Stories When Getting to School is Dangerous: Three Cities Tackle Road Safety for Children Lusaka, Zambia joins two other Partnership cities to improve road safety for schoolchildren.
Press Room To avert a global catastrophe, governments must act to stem the obesity epidemic Vital Strategies recommends that governments develop and implement obesity prevention policies that make healthier foods more accessible, including regulation of the food and beverage industries.
Press Mentions Driving Change and Saving Lives Global Health Now: The commitment of Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the mayor of Accra, Ghana, to make the streets of his city safer is more than a campaign promise. It’s a mission, borne of personal experience.
Press Mentions Restaurants in Montevideo Will Have to Offer 10% of Dishes Without Salt El Espectador: The Municipality of Montevideo (IM) will demand from gastronomic restaurants that as of October 15, at least 10% of the dishes they offer on their menus do not have added salt.
Press Mentions Rising threat of resistance to drugs The Guardian Nigeria : Drug-resistant infections are on the rise in the country, adversely affecting human and animal health and also compromising the effective treatment of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi.
Press Mentions What we know about early detection and diagnosis of NCDs Devex: Despite being the leading cause of death worldwide — with 85 percent of those occurring in low- and middle-income countries — it is only now, in large part owing to the inclusion of targets to tackle such diseases in the Sustainable Development Goals, that an unprecedented emphasis is being placed on NCDs.
Press Mentions The world needs tighter alcohol policies – study City Press: If countries across the world don’t increase taxes, restrict advertising and regulate the age of buyers as well as the times when and places where people can buy alcohol, they will continue suffering a bitter population-threatening hangover from the consequences of harmful alcohol use.
Press Mentions Flashy Science Hub and Vaping Parties Fail to Win Friends at W.H.O. Tobacco Talks NY Times: The W.H.O. maintains that the current wording of the treaty covers all forms of tobacco, including heat-not-burn devices, not just traditional cigarettes. The treaty does not officially cover e-cigarettes, however, because officials don’t define them as tobacco products.
Press Mentions How Mike Bloomberg’s WHO Reappointment Helps Fight Against World’s Biggest Killers Forbes: The former New York City Mayor has held the position for the past 2 years and has been trying to bring more attention to NCDs.
Press Room Rand study shows e-cigarettes must be regulated to protect youth The study finds that 17 year-olds who use e-cigarettes are more likely to use both e-cigarettes and regular cigarettes by the age of 19.