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To learn more about how Peru has implemented rapid mortality surveillance amidst COVID-19, the Data Impact program’s Director, Cynthia Driver, and Technical Advisor, William Valdez, spoke with Dr. Luis Suárez Ognio, Vice Minister of Public Health.

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month in the United States. We join the call to raise awareness of the disease and strengthen prevention efforts and research, both in the United States and around the world.

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 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

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.

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.