Press Mentions When 2 Epidemics Converge Everyday Health: The global pandemic has intersected with the opioid epidemic in dangerous ways by increasing risks to an already vulnerable population and promoting isolating behaviors that can fuel addiction.
Press Room Statement from José Luis Castro, President and CEO, Vital Strategies, on President Trump’s announcing U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization: Any decision to terminate the U.S. relationship with the WHO will only stall the global collaboration and cooperation needed to control COVID-19.
Press Room Declaración de José Luis Castro, Presidente y CEO de Vital Strategies en el Día Mundial Sin Tabaco, 31 de mayo de 2020: Durante más de una década, Vital Strategies ha trabajado con gobiernos de más de 40 países para cambiar políticas - y actitudes - en torno a la aceptabilidad del uso del tabaco. Gracias a un esfuerzo global colectivo, el consumo de tabaco se ha reducido en alrededor de 60 millones de personas desde el 2000.
Press Mentions Covid-19 and Tobacco: Unmasking the Smoke Screen Thing Global Health: NCDs in fact make us much more vulnerable to the ravages of coronavirus, and they are responsible for a large percentage of COVID-19 deaths—they are those so-called “underlying conditions.” And if NCDs make COVID-19 worse, the same is true in reverse.
Five Takeaways From the 2020 World Health Assembly There was eloquence and generosity and there was hope at the first virtual World Health Assembly, on May 18-19. There was heartfelt sorrow for those we have lost to COVID-19.
Press Room Statement from José Luis Castro, President and CEO of Vital Strategies on World No Tobacco Day, May 31, 2020: For over a decade, Vital Strategies has worked with governments in more than 40 countries to change policies—and attitudes—around the acceptability of tobacco use.Thanks to a global collective effort, tobacco use has fallen by around 60 million people since 2000.
Press Mentions Op-Ed: 5 Ways to Prevent Another 100,000 Coronavirus Deaths in the U.S. (and Beyond) Vox: Dr. Tom Frieden’s 5 essential steps in the fight against COVID-19.
Press Mentions Watch: Building a Risk Alert System to Help Safely Reopen the Country American Medical Association: Dr. Tom Frieden speaks with the American Medical Association’s Chief Experience Officer Todd Unger about the COVID-19 alert-level system and how it can…
Press Room Revealing the Toll of COVID-19: New Guidance Helps Governments Uncover the True Scale of the Pandemic To support national governments in enhancing their outbreak surveillance and response planning, Vital Strategies has launched a new technical package to help guide governments in rapid mortality surveillance, informing decision-making based on the true impact of COVID-19 within their countries.
Press Mentions Watch: The COVID-19 Alert-Level System and Reopening Guidelines CBS: Dr. Tom Frieden discusses how to reopen safely with alert-level systems and weighs in on the new guidelines from the CDC.