Vital Stories With Candles, Silence and Sorrow, Cities Commit to Action in The Name of 1.35 Million Lives Lost to Road Crashes Each Year On World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, we remember the more than 1.35 million lives lost each year on the world’s roads.
Vital Stories Advancing LGBTI Rights in Peru Through Civil Registration Reform Vital Strategies is providing technical assistance to three civil society organizations in Lima, Peru, supporting their advocacy efforts to remove the legal and administrative barriers that currently prevent LGBTI people from obtaining accurate identity documents or registering vital events such as marriages
Vital Stories Reforming WHO, Health as Security, NCDs and Vaccines: Four Issues COVID has Impacted at the World Health Assembly The 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA73) resumed for a fully virtual second session earlier this month—picking up from where they left off in May—with a packed agenda.
Vital Stories Liens entre la pollution de l’air et la COVID-19 : entretien avec Daniel Kass à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de l’environnement La pollution atmosphérique constitue le principal risque environnemental pour la santé et touche 90 % de la population mondiale. A l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de l’environnement, nous avons échangé avec Daniel Kass, Vice-Président Senior en charge de la santé environnementale chez Vital Strategies, sur les liens entre la COVID-19 et la pollution de l’air, ainsi que sur la voie à suivre pour une reprise économique saine et durable.
Press Mentions As Brazil’s Covid Crisis Eases, Bolsonaro Sees Rising Popularity New York Times: New York Times: Dr. Fátima Marinho, Senior Technical Advisor at Vital Strategies explains the spread of COVID-19 in Brazil.
Press Room Despite Improvement, Most Essential COVID-19 Data Still Not Available for U.S. States Dr. Tom Frieden and Resolve to Save Lives provide an update on the reporting of essential indicators to track COVID-19 in the U.S.
Vital Stories Bridging Research Gaps with One Healthy Food Policy Fellow at a Time We checked in with our first cohort of Healthy Food Policy Fellows to learn more about their research, classes they are taking this semester and what advice they have for applicants who are planning to apply to the Fellowship.
Press Room Vital Strategies’ Statement on Oregon’s Historic Drug Decriminalization Initiative and President Elect Biden’s Plan to End Overdose For Immediate Release:Oregon voters made history on election day when they approved an initiative to decriminalize small amount of all drugs,…
Press Room Statement from José Luis Castro, President and CEO, Vital Strategies on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2020 Road safety is a public health issue that is the leading cause of death for young people ages 5-29. Governments and public health leaders must include road safety as part of their public health initiatives and programming.
Vital Stories Vital Around the World: Meet Cao Ying, Director of Vital Strategies’ China Office We sat down with Cao Ying, Director of Vital Strategies' office in China, to learn what led her to the field of public health and what projects she and her team are working on to create a healthier China.