Press Room Tobacco use decreases in Vietnam, but survey underlines continued need for tobacco control Vital Strategies welcomes the publication of the Vietnam Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2015, which shows a drop in smoking rates.
Press Room Victim Testimonials Have a Significant Impact in Changing Attitudes to Tobacco An analysis of tobacco victim testimonials has found that they have a marked effect on attitudes to tobacco use and support for tobacco control policies and help to encourage behavior change.
Press Room Powerful campaign in Indonesia shows tobacco’s many deadly harms Vital Strategies congratulates the Government of Indonesia on a new campaign that graphically highlights the many harmful illnesses caused by tobacco use.
Vital Stories Everyone Counts – Registering Births and Deaths in Bangladesh A rural sub-district in Bangladesh, Kaligonj, has committed to registering every birth and death.
Vital Stories Smoking is not glamorous, it’s a killer This Op-Ed by Nandita Murukutla, Vital Strategies Vice President, Global Policy and Research and Country Director, India appeared in The Hindustan Times.
Vital Stories Johns Hopkins University hosts global tobacco control leadership program The Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) recently held the 11th Annual Global Tobacco Control Leadership Program in Baltimore.
Press Room Michael Bloomberg is a leader who can accelerate action on NCDs Global public health experts Vital Strategies today congratulated World Health Organization and Michael Bloomberg on the latter’s appointment as WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases.
Vital Stories Global TB experts discuss shorter treatment regimen for MDR-TB patients Vital Strategies recently facilitated the STREAM tuberculosis treatment Investigators Meeting in New York.
Vital Stories Vital Strategies Presents Study Findings at Road Safety Conference in Australia The Conference represents a global forum at which road safety experts are meeting to discuss the latest findings in international programs and policy.
Press Room Hard-hitting campaign urges Colombians to avoid sugar-sweetened beverages Vital Strategies welcomes new campaign in Colombia which urges people to protect their health by reducing their consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.