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Vital Strategies “Kick Big Soda Out of Sport” Campaign Wins Bronze at 2025 Anthem Awards

Big Soda has sought to “sportswash” away the health and environmental harms associated with sugary drinks, leveraging the emotional power of sport to polish its public image. “Kick Big Soda Out of Sport” is a movement of nearly 100 organizations and over a quarter of a million supporters, demanding an end to these sponsorship deals.

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Vital Strategies’ “You Have the Power to Save Lives” Campaign Wins Silver at 2025 Anthem Awards

The campaign works with cities across seven states to promote naloxone access and reduce overdose deaths in Black communities.

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Toolkit Resources for Overdose Prevention

Vital Strategies collaborates with people with lived experience, practitioners, and researchers to turn lessons from the field into practical resources that can be used…

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‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK

The Guardian: “We see evidence of industry lobbying everywhere. Tobacco company fingerprints are on delayed tax increases in Indonesia, stalled legislation in Zambia and even a…

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Alcohol Taxation Saves Lives: New Guide Outlines Six Tax Principles for Governments to Reduce Alcohol Harms

Economics for Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, as part of the RESET Alcohol initiative led by Vital Strategies, released “Principles of Alcohol Taxation,” a policy note for governments that outlines six key principles for the design and implementation of effective alcohol excise taxes.

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Myanmar Implements Standardized Plain Packaging to Curb Tobacco’s Appeal

Myanmar has marked a significant milestone in protecting public health and advancing global tobacco control efforts with the successful implementation of standardized plain packaging on tobacco products.

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“Counting deaths serves to save lives”: Africa claims control of its health data after USAID shutdown

El País: “Without reliable data, governments cannot design effective policies or direct resources where they are needed most, because when we don’t know who dies or…

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Community Surveillance Data on Noncommunicable Diseases Reveal Urgent Need for Action in Lao PDR

Community-level data in Lao PDR reveal an urgent need to expand screening and treatment for noncommunicable diseases. Through mobile clinics, workforce training and public engagement, Vital Strategies and partners are helping to close critical gaps in detection and care.

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Health data systems to help curb cancer

Bangkok Post: Mary-Ann Etiebet, President and CEO of Vital Strategies, is featured in this article by Bangkok Post and discusses the vital role of cancer registries…

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At the World Health Summit: Advancing Public Health Through Better Data

The World Health Summit in Berlin reinforced a shared conviction: Better data is the foundation for effective public health systems. Vital Strategies joined partners in highlighting how stronger health data systems can inform policy change, drive disease prevention, improve equity and make health systems more responsive to the people they serve.

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