Vital Stories “The River is Our Canvas”—Indonesia’s first anti-industry action in 2018 Across Indonesia, Vital Strategies and local activists are taking on an industry responsible for the deaths of more than 217,000 Indonesians every year. In villages, on walls and rooftops, and in mini-buses, the #TheyLieWeDie anti-industry social marketing campaign is drawing attention to tobacco industry lies.
Press Mentions The Guardian view on childhood obesity: forget small steps, tackle big food The Guardian : New research shows that school-based programmes won’t solve the crisis. Without tougher action on the food industry, it will cash in – while the rest of us pay.
Press Mentions Cuts to CDC epidemic programs will endanger Americans, former chief says CNN: The former chief of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the decision to cut 80% of its epidemic prevention activities overseas could pose a grave danger to the United States because it "would significantly increase the chance an epidemic will spread without our knowledge and endanger lives in our country and around the world."
Cities Are Key In Stopping Cancer Before It Starts This World Cancer Day, as we recommit to reducing cancer’s toll, we have the opportunity to look beyond diagnosis and treatment and work to prevent cancer before it starts .
Vital Stories In Cities Worldwide, A Reliable Partner Against Preventable Cancers This year, on World Cancer Day, The Partnership for Health Cities joins the global health community in recognizing victims and survivors of cancer worldwide, while maintaining a commitment to our ongoing efforts to help make cities around the world more healthy, equitable places, free from preventable cancers.
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.