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Vietnam Launches Campaign Exposing Harm of Secondhand Smoke, Encourages Quitting to Protect Loved Ones

Public education campaigns that highlight the harms of tobacco use and secondhand smoke can promote healthy behaviors.

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Africa: Mothers Need Not Give Birth Alone

AllAfrica: Dr. Sunday Dominic and Karen Schmidt, write about the success of a birth companion pilot in Tanzania.

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Statement from José Luis Castro, President and CEO, Vital Strategies, on the Newly Announced U.S. Support for Waiving Intellectual Property Protections for COVID-19 Vaccines

With COVID-19 infections climbing to catastrophic levels in many countries, the U.S. government’s call for easing IP protections for vaccines demands urgent action.

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To Combat Soaring Overdose Rates in Pennsylvania, New Initiative Pushes for Lifesaving Medications to People in Jails

Vital Strategies Overdose Prevention Program and the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project launched a new initiative to increase access to lifesaving medication for people with opioid use disorder in jails

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$350,000 in Grants Awarded to Advance Racial Equity and Harm Reduction in Michigan as Overdose Deaths Soar in Communities of Color

The community-based projects focus on advancing racial equity and harm reduction in southeastern Michigan.

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“Banning menthol is a big step forward for public health and for health equity”

We applaud the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s announcement that they will work to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars and cigarillos in the next year.

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Federal Easing of Buprenorphine Restrictions Empowers Healthcare Providers With Important Tool for Preventing Overdose

The Biden administration is easing some of the two-decade old restrictions that made it difficult for providers to prescribe buprenorphine, a gold standard medication used to treat dependence in people suffering from opioid use disorder.