Vital Stories Cambodia Strengthens Tobacco Control by Prohibiting Electronic Cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products A new directive from the Royal Government of Cambodia strengthens tobacco control laws to protect children and public health by banning the import, sale, advertising, use and production of all electronic smoking devices.
Vital Stories How Cambodia Is Joining Forces to End Gender-Based Violence Cambodia’s Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Ministry of Health, with guidance from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative’s Data to Policy Program, have collaborated on a plan for the nationwide expansion of One-Stop Service Units for survivors of gender-based violence.
Cancer Registry Program The Cancer Registry Program helps selected countries create and strengthen population-based cancer registries to track cancer data, allowing them to better understand which cancers are most common and respond more effectively.
Data Impact Program The Data Impact Program of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative collaborates with governments to expand the use of data to enhance public health policymaking.
Vital Stories Cambodia’s Landmark Law: Identity for All Cambodia's new law guarantees a legal identity for all, which is essential to accessing education, health care, property, and many other benefits and social protections.
Press Room Cambodia Moves Closer to Achieving a Vision of “One Person, One Identity” With New Law on Civil Registration, Vital Statistics and Identification The landmark legislation, which goes into effect on July 1, 2024, will establish a modern, integrated CRVSID system and require compulsory registration of births, deaths and other vital events.
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.
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.
Counting the Uncounted Vital Stories Outdated Legal Frameworks Leave Millions Without a Legal Identity. Here’s How Four Countries Took Action. A strong legal framework is the foundation of a well-functioning CRVS system, and is a necessary step toward achieving universal, permanent, and continuous registration coverage.