Press Room Government action now will save lives in the future On World Cancer Day, Vital Strategies is proud to be a part of this effort, and of the greater global community united to end cancer.
City Health Vital Stories Breathing Smoke in the City: Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Ahead of World Cancer Day, we look at how outdoor air pollution is an increasingly important risk factor for lung cancer among former and never-smokers.
Press Mentions The CDC Is About to Fall Off a Funding Cliff The Atlantic: The logic is sound: It is far more efficient to invest money in helping countries contain diseases at the source, than to risk small outbreaks flaring up into large international disasters.
Press Room Government of Indonesia Launches New Jalin Project to Prevent Maternal and Newborn Deaths The a USAID-funded five-year program aims to reduce the number of maternal and newborn mortality rates in Indonesia. A joint effort led by DAI, Jalin promotes locally led solutions to preventing maternal and newborn deaths and extending health services to impoverished areas.
Vital Stories Clearing the Air of Second-hand smoke in Mexico For the last three months, Mexico sin Humo has delivered clear messages and heart-wrenching stories about the health harms of second-hand smoke through social media and national news coverage.
To Strengthen Economies, the World Must Fight NCDs Now more than ever, we know that failure to address these issues is a significant risk to societies, economies and international relations.
Vital Stories Moving toward a sustainable tobacco control program in Pakistan 2017 was a year of progress for tobacco control in Pakistan. Legal and regulatory developments have led the country closer towards the establishment of Sustainable Funding Mechanisms for nationwide tobacco control communication programs.
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.
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.