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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.

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.

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.

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

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

Vital Strategies is a partner in the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use. We work with governments and civil society organizations to implement proven policies like those in the World Health Organization’s international health treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and in the MPOWER package of tobacco reduction measures. Our work has spanned over 50 low- and middle-income countries, where 80% of tobacco deaths occur.