Press Room Ho Chi Minh City Combats Speeding with New Campaign to Save Lives Speeding is the main risk factor leading to the over 1.25 million deaths on the world’s roads each year.
Press Room New World Bank Report Reveals Cost of Inaction in Preventing Road Deaths and Injuries New study estimates that five low and middle income countries could realize welfare benefits equivalent to 6 percent to 32 percent of the national GDP by reducing 50 percent of road deaths and injuries.
CEO Perspective Interview with Financial Times: Governments and industry must do more on NCDs The cost of inaction on preventable non-communicable diseases (NCDs): The spread of unnecessary long-term suffering around the world. My interview with the Financial Times.
Vital Stories Accra, Bangkok Launch Efforts to Reduce Road Traffic Crashes During Holiday Season Accra was one of two cities in the BIGRS initiative that recently launched campaigns to combat speeding and drink driving during the holiday season. Bangkok, Thailand, utilized a social experiment video to show the deadly dangers of speeding. Accra debuted its first campaign to combat drinking and driving during the festive season – both with the support of Vital Strategies.
Press Room City of Accra Announces Campaign to Combat Drinking and Driving During Holiday Season The campaign will run on social media and on billboards throughout the city through January. The campaign includes a victim testimonial, sharing the story of a woman who was hit by a car.
Press Mentions US Funding Can Save Millions of Lives Through Public Health Programs in 2018 FOX News: As director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 2009 until the beginning of this year, I saw the world make progress against a number of diseases.
Press Room City of Bangkok Launches New Speeding Campaign to Save Lives During Deadly New Year’s Season December 28 - January 3 is widely known as the “seven dangerous days” in Thailand due to historic peak in road traffic deaths.
Press Room Open-CRVS (Civil Registration and Vital Statistics) Initiative Named “Best Bet” for Philanthropic Investment The Vital Strategies Civil Registration and Vital Statistics initiative has been named a “Best Bet” in a new guide published by The Center for High Impact Philanthropy.
Press Room Reuters’ exposé about Philip Morris’s clinical trials for IQOS confirm continued unreliability of tobacco industry research An exposé published by Reuters reveals significant concerns about research paid for and used by Philip Morris International to promote its heated tobacco product.
Vital Stories Accra Announces Redesign of Deadly Highway Crossing, as Four More Partnership Cities Unveil Plans Accra was one of four cities to launch in December under the Partnership for Healthy Cities, a network of more than 50 cities taking preventive measures against the steep rise worldwide in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries.