Press Room “It’s Time” for Governments to End TB It is entirely unacceptable that every year 1.6 million people die from a disease that we have been able to treat since the 1940s. In developed nations, tuberculosis has nearly been eradicated, but in low- and middle-income countries, TB remains the leading infectious killer.
Campaigns Philippines – Tobacco Control – A mother’s plea This campaign from the Philippines calls for higher tobacco taxes.
Campaigns Philippines – Tobacco Control – Van Cadungon Testimonial This campaign features a testimonial from a former smoker, warning others not to smoke.
Vital Stories 5 Cities That Improved Kids’ Health in 2018 When governments invest in creating healthy and safe environments for children, they benefit doubly—by improving their society’s present and securing its future.
Vital Stories Kyiv, Quezon City and León Announce NCD and Road Safety Initiatives Through the Partnership for Healthy Cities With progress well underway among the 54 cities in the Partnership for Healthy Cities, three more stepped forward last month to unveil public health interventions aimed at saving lives by preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) or injuries.
Press Room Caravan’s engaging events across 13 Filipino cities draw people to support the Sin Tax and increasing tobacco taxes With potential increases in the Philippines’ successful Sin Tax in the balance, Vital Strategies has joined other anti-tobacco advocates in launching a “Smoke-free Caravan” (“Caravan”) that is rallying supporters across 13 Philippine cities and underscoring the positive impact higher tobacco taxes will have on public health and the country’s economy.
Press Room Japan Tobacco’s $1.6 Billion Asian Acquisitions Are Bad News For Health in The Philippines and Indonesia In both countries, nearly one in five male deaths and close to one in ten female deaths (9.4 percent in the Philippines and 8.1 percent in Indonesia) are related to tobacco use. In Indonesia, over 53 million adults and more than 2 million children use tobacco each day. In the Philippines, over 15 million adults and more than half a million children use tobacco each day.
Press Room Filipinos will benefit from Smoke-Free Executive Order Vital Strategies has welcomed news that the Philippines’ government has signed an Executive Order (EO) that implements a national smokefree policy, but concerns remain that it includes a provision for designated smoking areas.
Press Room Reductions in Tobacco Use Will Save Lives in the Philippines Vital Strategies has congratulated the Philippines’ government on reductions in smoking prevalence and levels of exposure to second-hand smoke, revealed in the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), Philippines, 2015.
Vital Stories After years of advocacy, a smoke-free Philippines is now within reach The Vital Strategies team was all hands on deck in the Philippines, with President Rodrigo Duterte poised to sign an Executive Order mandating 100% smokefree areas across the country.