Counting the Uncounted Vital Stories Registration Gaps in Low and-Middle Income Countries Leave Billions Behind We’re working with governments in 20 low- and middle-countries around the world to improve the collection and use of critical public health data.
Press Mentions On World Health Day, Are We Ready For The Next Outbreak? Real Clear Politics: For the first time in modern history, the Ebola virus reached cities with daily flight service to major global hubs in Africa and Europe. Left unchecked, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated the virus would have infected as many as 1.4 million people in the span of just a few months.
Press Room Weak CRVS Systems Deny Services to Billions and Pose Threat to SDG Progress On World Health Day, Vital Strategies calls for increased investment in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, to ensure better access to health services and more accurate health data for governments.
Vital Stories Cities Get Moving on New Plans for Walkable, Bikeable Streets On World Day of Physical Activity, Vital Strategies applauds the 12 cities in the Partnership for Healthy Cities network working to promote physical activity in the fight against NCDs by creating walkable and bikeable city streets.
Press Mentions TB Treatment May Leave Some Patients Contagious The New York Times : TB, now the leading infectious killer worldwide, takes over 1.5 million lives per year. Treatment lasts at least six months and can cause serious side effects, making it difficult for patients to stick to it.
Press Mentions Lifestyle Disease Survey In 6 Districts Of Kerala Deccan Chronicles: The state government of Kerala launched a comprehensive programme to assess the prevalence of NCDs among people 30 years of age and higher.
Vital Stories Kyiv, Quezon City and León Announce NCD and Road Safety Initiatives Through the Partnership for Healthy Cities With progress well underway among the 54 cities in the Partnership for Healthy Cities, three more stepped forward last month to unveil public health interventions aimed at saving lives by preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) or injuries.
Press Mentions How Secondhand Smoke Hurts Children The Citizen : Globally, about 40 percent of children are exposed to secondhand smoking.
Press Mentions Mapped: The Global Epidemic Of ‘Lifestyle’ Disease In Charts The Telegraph: Although often referred to as lifestyle issues – implying personal choice – the rapid spread of NCDs around the world suggests they are a more universal problem, correlating strongly with economic development and urbanisation.
Press Mentions Where Smoking Kills, And Why CityLab: Tuberculosis continues to be a formidable killer around the world due to tobacco use.