Case Studies Tobacco Control Case Study: Myanmar The People’s Health Foundation Myanmar and Vital Strategies, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Sports, designed, implemented and evaluated a mass media campaign to discourage smokeless tobacco use in Myanmar.
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.
Vital Stories In Six Large Cities In Asia, Collaboration Brings New Strategies To Anti-Tobacco Fight Six cities in Asia that have long faced stubbornly high rates of smoking are now learning from each other about how to push towards a healthier future.
Tobacco Control Tobacco could kill a billion people this century. Vital Strategies Tobacco Control Program has worked in 41 countries to deliver evidence-based campaigns and build local capacity to raise awareness about the dangers of tobacco and e-cigarettes. Our campaigns support policy goals such as smoke-free workplaces and tobacco tax increases. Recently, we also focused on encouraging quitting during COVID-19 because smoking increases the risk of a deadly infection.
Press Room Myanmar Cancer Victims Reveal Deadly Dangers of Betel Chewing in New National Media Campaign This also is the first campaign in Myanmar to feature the dramatic testimonial stories of real tobacco victims - four men who contracted oral cancer because of their betel quid chewing habit. The six-week campaign was developed with technical assistance from Vital Strategies and will be broadcast for six weeks on national television and radio channels in Myanmar.
Vital Stories First ever campaign in Myanmar to warn about deadly betel chewing The message calls on Myanmar’s citizens to stop chewing betel quid. The campaign will run nationwide on national radio and television for six weeks.
Campaigns Myanmar – Tobacco Control – Betel Chewing Patient 2 – Testimonial This campaign is a testimonial about the health harms of betel nut chewing.
Myanmar – Tobacco Control – Betel Chewing Patient 1 – Testimonial This campaign shows the health harms of Betel nut chewing.