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Partnership for Healthy Cities

With a majority of the world’s population now living in urban settings, cities are uniquely positioned to transform the fight against noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries by implementing policies to significantly reduce exposure to risk factors. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the transformative role of urban public health leadership to save lives.

Vital Stories

From Bogotá to Accra: Cities Honor Loved Ones Lost on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

On World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Bogotá and other cities joins the global community in honoring loved ones lost and recognizing that no death on the road is acceptable.

Fact Sheets

Risky Road Behavior in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa is Ethiopia’s largest city with 3.4 million people and nearly 25,000 road crashes per year. The number of vehicles has more than doubled in the past five years.

Case Studies

Road Safety: Our Work in Action

Bringing together experts, leaders, and advocates provides the opportunity to share evidence-based tactics to improve road safety that can be used across the globe.

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

Advances in systems thinking, demography and technology mean that for the first time, counting every human life is possible, even in remote areas.

Data for Health

We support governments that are turning high-quality data into action.

Road Safety

Vital Strategies is an implementing partner of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), a consortium carrying out proven road safety interventions in 15 countries and up to 30 cities around the world.

Vital Stories

If These Roads Could Talk: Eight Cities Honor Victims of Road Crashes on World Day of Remembrance

From art installations in Bogotá, Colombia, to citywide billboard campaigns in Mumbai, India, 8 cities called for more action on road traffic crash prevention on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

Campaigns

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Speeding – It’s 30 for a Reason

Around the Ethiopian New Year in 2018, Addis Ababa launched “It’s 30 for a Reason,” a speeding mass media campaign broadcast on television and…

Press Room

New Addis Ababa Campaign Shows How Slower Speeds Can Save Lives

The campaign features a public service announcement showing the lifesaving effect of driving at 30 km/h in a residential area compared to the potential consequences of exceeding that limit.

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