Press Mentions Smoking avatars and online games: how big tobacco targets young people in the metaverse The Guardian: A report shared at the World Conference on Tobacco Control last month in Dublin set out multiple examples of new technologies being adopted to promote smoking and vaping, including tobacco companies launching digital tokens and vape companies sponsoring online games.
Vital Stories Understanding How Motorcyclists Think and Act to Help Make Riding Safer Motorcyclists are inherently vulnerable in road traffic crashes. These studies done in Argentina, Colombia and Vietnam aimed to understand riders’ knowledge, perceived risks, attitudes, behaviors and social norms related to speeding, helmet use, drink driving and other risk factors.
Vital Stories Empowering Local Champions to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning in Indonesia In a critical step toward addressing childhood lead poisoning in Indonesia, Vital Strategies, in collaboration with the National Research and Innovation Agency, the Ministry of Health and Pure Earth Indonesia, has formed the Blood Lead Surveillance Working Group. This collaborative effort is part of a program to strengthen Indonesia’s capacity to monitor and reduce lead exposure among children aged 1 to 5.
VitalTalks Advocacy in Action: A Conversation with Yolonda Richardson At our latest VitalTalks Live event, Yolonda Richardson, President & CEO of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, joined Mary-Ann Etiebet, MD, MBA, President & CEO of Vital Strategies, for a powerful conversation on the future of advocacy.
Spotlight World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025: Driving Global Progress in Tobacco Control From health taxes to AI-powered marketing monitoring, Vital Strategies' work was front and center at the recent World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin. See how our tools, partnership and advocacy are helping to protect communities and save lives around the world.
Explainers Fix the Price Tag on Health The companies making us sick are making billions. Our health, our economies, and our future are paying the price. But there’s a proven solution: health taxes on harmful products like tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks.
Vital Stories World No Tobacco Day 2025: Vital Strategies Grantees and Partners Honored for Their Tobacco Control Work Vital Strategies partners in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Uruguay and Vietnam, many of them grantees of the Tobacco Control Grants Program, have been honored with World No Tobacco Day Awards.
Press Room New Resource Arms Criminal Legal System with Tools to Rethink and Reject Pregnancy Prosecutions Pregnancy Justice and Vital Strategies launched a toolkit to shift the criminal legal response to substance use in pregnancy from punishment to public health.
CEO Perspective Statement from Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet, President and CEO of Vital Strategies, on the release of WHO Global Tobacco Control Report With tobacco use among youth rising, we call on governments to strengthen proven measures, including health taxes and sustained anti-tobacco campaigns, to protect the next generation.
Press Room Statement from Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet, President and CEO of Vital Strategies, on the release of WHO Global Tobacco Control Report: Read our statement from Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet, President and CEO of Vital Strategies, on the release of WHO Global Tobacco Control Report.