Vital Stories New Website Shows How Health Data Can Be Turned Into Stronger Public Health Systems The website serves as an information hub about DIP – what we do, why we do it and where we do it – as well as a repository for the tools and resources that we’ve generated in the first four years of program implementation.
VitalTalks Government and Societal Responsibility for Control of Epidemics, Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO of our Resolve to Save Lives initiative, presented the inaugural talk, which focused on government and society’s responsibility for the control of epidemics, cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Press Room “Hazy Perceptions” Report Examined 500,000 News and Social Media Posts from South and Southeast Asia to Gauge Public Understanding About Air Pollution Air pollution causes more than 1.5 million deaths each year in South and Southeast Asia, but news and social media from a three-year period show poor public understanding of its major causes and the most promising solutions.
Panel discussion at the Global Forum on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World This forum shows that we have much more recognition than ever before of the human rights dimensions of tobacco control.
Speech to Global Forum on Human Rights and a Tobacco-Free World in Bucharest For millions of people addicted to tobacco, the tobacco industry remains one of the main obstacles to improving their standard of health.
World TB Day Statement: “It’s Time” For Governments To End TB It is entirely unacceptable that every year 1.6 million people die from a disease that we have been able to treat since the 1940s.
Press Room “It’s Time” for Governments to End TB It is entirely unacceptable that every year 1.6 million people die from a disease that we have been able to treat since the 1940s. In developed nations, tuberculosis has nearly been eradicated, but in low- and middle-income countries, TB remains the leading infectious killer.
Counting the Uncounted Vital Stories Aiming High: Rwanda’s Journey to Train All of its Medical Doctors on How to Determine Cause of Death In recent years, Rwanda has invested considerable effort to understand patterns of mortality and tackle the causes.
Press Room Resolve to Save Lives Announces US$1.25 Million in Grants to Promote Heart Health in Low-and Middle-Income Countries LINKS is building a community of champions working to promote cardiovascular health around the world by connecting leading experts with each other and providing one-time, catalytic grants.
Press Room Statement from Sandra Mullin, Senior Vice President at Vital Strategies, on how big tobacco’s tactics shaped the children’s sugary drinks market This new research from University of California San Francisco reveals that tobacco companies adapted youth-focused marketing strategies for their tobacco products to develop sugary drinks brands that are still popular today.