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CDC suggests unvaccinated kids and staff should still wear masks

Good Morning America: Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, discusses new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance on schools

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Cidades assumem a liderança em questões de saúde.

Folha de S. Paulo: José Luis Castro, President and CEO highlights the Partnership for Healthy Cities' work in Brazilian cities

Delivering Together: Why Using Birth Companions Leads to Better Birthing Experiences and Maternal Health Outcomes in Tanzania

In 2017, the Thamini Uhai/Vital Strategies team introduced birth companions in health facilities in Tanzania's Kigoma Region to improve maternal health outcomes. Dr. Sunday Dominico, Director of Programs at Thamini Uhai, and one of the lead authors of a recently published study on the pilot, spoke with us about the impressive results.

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Careful Mortality Data Analysis Uncovers Epidemic of Femicide in Brazil

Health Policy Watch: Fatima Marinho, Senior Technical Advisor, Brazil; Christina Chang, Executive Vice President and Deputy CEO; and Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired of Jordan, Vital Strategies’ Special Envoy for Noncommunicable Diseases, on their Public Health Power Hour discussion on Women and Health.

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50 Years of the War on Drugs: Vital Experts Explain Stigma, Racial Justice and the Need for a Public Health Approach to Ending Overdose  

Four experts from the Overdose Prevention Program shared their insights on the past 50 years of the drug war and the future they aim to help build through their work at Vital Strategies. 

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Statement from Alyssa Mouton, Senior Manager of Tobacco Control Advocacy, Vital Strategies on JUUL‘s $40 million settlement to the State of North Carolina:

Holding JUUL accountable to address youth vaping is just a start. States must also be held accountable for investing in evidence-based programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use.

Vital People

Garland Brown, IT Associate – Help Desk Support, Global Operations

Garland serves as the initial point of contact for the information technology support desk, helping to onboard about 100 new people, including interns, consultants and staff, over the past year and answering around 50 requests and questions from existing employees each week.

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We need a bolder, more equitable approach to public health

Devex: Josè Luis Castro explains how we can rebuild our health systems after COVID-19.

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What is Women’s Health? It’s More Than You Think

Women's eNews: Often when we hear “women’s health,” we think of maternal, sexual and reproductive health. But women’s health is shaped by so much more.

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This new harm reduction policy could help save drug users’ lives

Mic: Daliah Heller, Director of Drug Use Initiatives, on harm reduction services.

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