Resources

Vital Strategies’ Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Program collaborates with governments to count every human life and death and ensure high-quality cause of death data are available to policy makers.

As a partner in the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, Vital Strategies is working toward saving 100 million lives across the world from tobacco-related mortality.

This campaign ran in Vietnam in 2020 and shows the harms associated with smoking for the smoker and their family.

This campaign ran in Vietnam in 2020 and shows the harms associated with smoking for the smoker and their family.

This campaign ran in Bangladesh in 2020 and shows that the tobacco industry profits while people suffer the loss of loved ones from smoking.

This campaign ran in Bangladesh in 2020 to inform the public about the existing laws banning tobacco advertisements, promotion and sales (TAPS) and sale of tobacco to and by minors.

This campaign ran in Bangladesh in 2020 and features testimonials from a victim and doctor on the health harms of smokeless tobacco.

This campaign ran in Bangladesh in 2020 to inform the public of existing laws prohibiting smoking in public places.

This first-of-its-kind study evaluated the impact of a mass media campaign on knowledge and attitudes related to sugary drinks and on public support for a proposed tax on sugary drinks in South Africa. The study demonstrated that in addition to improving knowledge and shifting attitudes about the harms of sugary drinks, media campaigns can effectively build public support for strong government action and therefore must be a component of a comprehensive obesity prevention approach.

This document provides guidance for consideration in the establishment or evolution of sound CRVS governance structures and functions.