Press Room On World Diabetes Day, Vital Strategies Urges Governments To Accelerate Work to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes We support the International Diabetes Federation’s call for more affordable and equitable access to medicines and technologies, education and information for those living with or at risk for diabetes.
Vital Stories Fighting Obesity to Reduce the Prevalence of Diabetes On World Diabetes Day, we join the International Diabetes Federation and other partners to raise awareness and accelerate progress on the diabetes epidemic and the spread of obesity around the world.
Press Mentions City creates Partnership for Health Cities Lonwabo Marele IOL: To commemorate International Diabetes Day today, the City of Cape Town announced the launch of Partnership for Health Cities, a public awareness campaign to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the city.
Press Mentions Nearly half of Americans now have high blood pressure, based on new guidelines CNN: Almost half of all Americans -- 46% -- are now considered to be in the high blood pressure category based on new guidelines released Monday.
Press Room New Guideline confirms hypertension is critical problem requiring immediate attention We welcome the new hypertension guideline issued by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, which demonstrates how critical it is to bring this disease under control.
Press Mentions Is YOUR blood pressure past 130/80? You have hypertension: New guidelines lower the threshold from 140 – meaning HALF of US adults need help Daily Mail: Former CDC director Dr Tom Frieden, who is now the president and CEO of Resolve To Save Lives, an initiative by health nonprofit Vital Strategies, said: 'We have to take control of high blood pressure worldwide.
Press Mentions Blood pressure of 130 is the new ‘high,’ according to first update of guidelines in 14 years Washington Post : Leading heart health experts tightened the guidelines for high blood pressure Monday, a change that will sharply increase the number of U.S. adults considered hypertensive in the hope that they, and their doctors, will address the deadly condition sooner.
Press Room Vital Strategies joins UN agencies to urge the International Labor Organization (ILO) to cut tobacco industry ties We join health, human rights and labor organizations’ in our dismay that the Governing Body of the International Labor Organization (ILO) has decided to postpone a vote to cut its ties with the tobacco industry.
Press Room Vital Strategies Commends the City of Bandung, Indonesia, on New Seat Belt Campaign Bandung’s “Klik Biar Selamat” (Click for Safety) campaign implores vehicle occupants to fasten their seat belts to help prevent death and injury when a crash occurs.
CEO Perspective We must make governments aware of the urgency of non-communicable diseases The world is in the throes of a non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic.