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Health taxes work. They save lives and raise revenue.
Our new Health Taxes Action Guide shows policymakers how.
Download the guide now: https://vitalstrat.org/3Vu42mt
Our new Health Taxes Action Guide shows policymakers how.
Download the guide now: https://vitalstrat.org/3Vu42mt
In a major milestone for strengthening mortality data in Senegal and Cameroon, Vital Strategies' Ben Clapham co-organized and attended the first-ever ICD-11 training held in Senegal, which brought together the very first national coders from both countries.
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
In a major milestone for strengthening mortality data in Senegal and Cameroon, Vital Strategies' Ben Clapham co-organized and attended the first-ever ICD-11 training held in Senegal, which brought together the very first national coders from both countries.
This week, Vital attended an event on improved #CRVS in Francophone Africa organized by @who.int & Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). In addition, Bloomberg Philanthropies #Data4Health country representatives from Cambodia, Rwanda, Cameroon and Senegal shared their stories.
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This week, Vital attended an event on improved #CRVS in Francophone Africa organized by @who.int & Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). In addition, Bloomberg Philanthropies #Data4Health country representatives from Cambodia, Rwanda, Cameroon and Senegal shared their stories.
A well-designed alcohol tax can save lives and strengthen economies.
Join experts from Economics of Health at Johns Hopkins University, PAHO, South Africa & the Philippines on Nov. 10 to learn how.
Register: https://vitalstrat.org/43S0ezV
Join experts from Economics of Health at Johns Hopkins University, PAHO, South Africa & the Philippines on Nov. 10 to learn how.
Register: https://vitalstrat.org/43S0ezV
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A well-designed alcohol tax can save lives and strengthen economies.
Join experts from Economics of Health at Johns Hopkins University, PAHO, South Africa & the Philippines on Nov. 10 to learn how.
Register: https://vitalstrat.org/43S0ezV
Join experts from Economics of Health at Johns Hopkins University, PAHO, South Africa & the Philippines on Nov. 10 to learn how.
Register: https://vitalstrat.org/43S0ezV
Early detection saves lives. In Lao PDR, mobile clinics screened 4,000+ residents, finding high rates of hypertension and diabetes. Vital Strategies’ project with Sanofi is driving new momentum for NCD care. https://vitalstrat.org/4hy82wl
Community Surveillance Data on Noncommunicable Diseases Reveal Urgent Need for Action in Lao PDR - Vital Strategies
Community-level data in Lao PDR reveal an urgent need to expand screening and treatment for noncommunicable diseases. Through mobile clinics, workforce training and public engagement, Vital Strategies and partners are helping to close critical gaps in d...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Early detection saves lives. In Lao PDR, mobile clinics screened 4,000+ residents, finding high rates of hypertension and diabetes. Vital Strategies’ project with Sanofi is driving new momentum for NCD care. https://vitalstrat.org/4hy82wl
It’s #WorldCitiesDay 🌍
More than 80% of deaths worldwide are from preventable diseases and injuries — but cities are acting.
Deputy Director Charity Hung of the Partnership for Healthy Cities explains: local action adds up to global impact.
#Cities4Health
More than 80% of deaths worldwide are from preventable diseases and injuries — but cities are acting.
Deputy Director Charity Hung of the Partnership for Healthy Cities explains: local action adds up to global impact.
#Cities4Health
October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It’s #WorldCitiesDay 🌍
More than 80% of deaths worldwide are from preventable diseases and injuries — but cities are acting.
Deputy Director Charity Hung of the Partnership for Healthy Cities explains: local action adds up to global impact.
#Cities4Health
More than 80% of deaths worldwide are from preventable diseases and injuries — but cities are acting.
Deputy Director Charity Hung of the Partnership for Healthy Cities explains: local action adds up to global impact.
#Cities4Health
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Today is #WorldCitiesDay.
WHO's new Guide for Decision Makers helps leaders transform cities into engines of:
✅ Health
✅ Equity
✅ Sustainability
Learn how to build fairer, healthier futures: bit.ly/4oanNMy
WHO's new Guide for Decision Makers helps leaders transform cities into engines of:
✅ Health
✅ Equity
✅ Sustainability
Learn how to build fairer, healthier futures: bit.ly/4oanNMy
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Today is #WorldCitiesDay.
WHO's new Guide for Decision Makers helps leaders transform cities into engines of:
✅ Health
✅ Equity
✅ Sustainability
Learn how to build fairer, healthier futures: bit.ly/4oanNMy
WHO's new Guide for Decision Makers helps leaders transform cities into engines of:
✅ Health
✅ Equity
✅ Sustainability
Learn how to build fairer, healthier futures: bit.ly/4oanNMy
Next week our team will be in Cape Town for the Global DPI Summit 2025, highlighting how strong Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems linked to digital ID can make societies more inclusive & resilient. Join our workshop with The World Bank: https://vitalstrat.org/3L7O3Zs #GDPIS2025
October 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Next week our team will be in Cape Town for the Global DPI Summit 2025, highlighting how strong Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems linked to digital ID can make societies more inclusive & resilient. Join our workshop with The World Bank: https://vitalstrat.org/3L7O3Zs #GDPIS2025
Myanmar has taken bold action to curb the deadly appeal of tobacco. The country has implemented standardized plain packaging on all tobacco products, a landmark step to protect public health & save lives. Read how the country’s progress sets an example for the region: https://vitalstrat.org/47qEDzC
Myanmar Implements Standardized Plain Packaging to Curb Tobacco's Appeal
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October 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Myanmar has taken bold action to curb the deadly appeal of tobacco. The country has implemented standardized plain packaging on all tobacco products, a landmark step to protect public health & save lives. Read how the country’s progress sets an example for the region: https://vitalstrat.org/47qEDzC
Meet Daniel Soranz, Rio de Janeiro’s Secretary of Health. Through the Partnership for Healthy Cities, he’s strengthening tobacco control to protect people from secondhand smoke and e-cigarette aerosols. #Cities4Health #WCD2025
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Meet Daniel Soranz, Rio de Janeiro’s Secretary of Health. Through the Partnership for Healthy Cities, he’s strengthening tobacco control to protect people from secondhand smoke and e-cigarette aerosols. #Cities4Health #WCD2025
🚲 📊 Join Dublin’s active travel team on a bike ride through their hometown to learn more about how the Irish capital is creating a safer, healthier city. More: https://vitalstrat.org/4oGSvgl #Cities4Health
@who.int @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social
@who.int @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🚲 📊 Join Dublin’s active travel team on a bike ride through their hometown to learn more about how the Irish capital is creating a safer, healthier city. More: https://vitalstrat.org/4oGSvgl #Cities4Health
@who.int @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social
@who.int @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social
Join the World Bank’s ID for Development Initiative & Vital Strategies for a hands-on workshop to hear from government leaders & experts from Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, & global partners on practical steps to build interoperable, people-centered systems.
Register here: vitalstrat.org/3L7O3Zs
Register here: vitalstrat.org/3L7O3Zs
October 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Join the World Bank’s ID for Development Initiative & Vital Strategies for a hands-on workshop to hear from government leaders & experts from Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia, & global partners on practical steps to build interoperable, people-centered systems.
Register here: vitalstrat.org/3L7O3Zs
Register here: vitalstrat.org/3L7O3Zs
1 in 3 children, that's 800 million, have dangerous levels of lead in their blood. With @pureearthnow.bsky.social Takeda Pharmaceuticals & Health Ministries in 5 countries, we’re building systems to detect & prevent lead exposure. Watch how countries are taking action www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4OS...
October 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
1 in 3 children, that's 800 million, have dangerous levels of lead in their blood. With @pureearthnow.bsky.social Takeda Pharmaceuticals & Health Ministries in 5 countries, we’re building systems to detect & prevent lead exposure. Watch how countries are taking action www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4OS...
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This International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Pure Earth stands with WHO and global partners to affirm there is no safe level of lead exposure.
Join us to end lead poisoning.
www.who.int/campaigns/in...
#NoSafeLevel #ILPPW2025 #SolveLeadPollution2025
Join us to end lead poisoning.
www.who.int/campaigns/in...
#NoSafeLevel #ILPPW2025 #SolveLeadPollution2025
October 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Pure Earth stands with WHO and global partners to affirm there is no safe level of lead exposure.
Join us to end lead poisoning.
www.who.int/campaigns/in...
#NoSafeLevel #ILPPW2025 #SolveLeadPollution2025
Join us to end lead poisoning.
www.who.int/campaigns/in...
#NoSafeLevel #ILPPW2025 #SolveLeadPollution2025
Lead poisoning is 100% preventable, but continues to harm millions of children. This webinar will highlight progress in building national blood lead surveillance programs and strengthening partnerships with governments to protect children’s health. Register: https://vitalstrat.org/4nqj1JM #ILPPW2025
October 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Lead poisoning is 100% preventable, but continues to harm millions of children. This webinar will highlight progress in building national blood lead surveillance programs and strengthening partnerships with governments to protect children’s health. Register: https://vitalstrat.org/4nqj1JM #ILPPW2025
Collaboration fuels innovation. A powerful reminder from Lusaka’s Mayor Chilando Chitangala during a recent #Cities4Health workshop where urban leaders from East and Southern Africa shared lessons to build healthier and safer cities.
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Collaboration fuels innovation. A powerful reminder from Lusaka’s Mayor Chilando Chitangala during a recent #Cities4Health workshop where urban leaders from East and Southern Africa shared lessons to build healthier and safer cities.
🥦 🍎 In Córdoba, Argentina, schools are showing what healthy change looks like. The city is making sure the city's students have access to healthy food and drinks at school. Read more in a new case study: https://vitalstrat.org/4qphA0H
#Cities4Health #CiudadesSaludables
#Cities4Health #CiudadesSaludables
October 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🥦 🍎 In Córdoba, Argentina, schools are showing what healthy change looks like. The city is making sure the city's students have access to healthy food and drinks at school. Read more in a new case study: https://vitalstrat.org/4qphA0H
#Cities4Health #CiudadesSaludables
#Cities4Health #CiudadesSaludables
At the 2025 @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social, Vital Strategies joined global leaders, partners and technical experts to spotlight the essential role of data in building more resilient and equitable public health systems.
#WHS2025 #GlobalHealth
#WHS2025 #GlobalHealth
October 23, 2025 at 1:53 PM
At the 2025 @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social, Vital Strategies joined global leaders, partners and technical experts to spotlight the essential role of data in building more resilient and equitable public health systems.
#WHS2025 #GlobalHealth
#WHS2025 #GlobalHealth
🚭 How can we strengthen #TobaccoControl where it matters most: At the point of sale?
Join Vital Strategies and Counter Tools for a webinar exploring how cities and countries can build retailer compliance with point of sale tobacco policies.
Oct. 30 @ 9:00 a.m. ET
Register: vitalstrat.org/48I9c69
Join Vital Strategies and Counter Tools for a webinar exploring how cities and countries can build retailer compliance with point of sale tobacco policies.
Oct. 30 @ 9:00 a.m. ET
Register: vitalstrat.org/48I9c69
October 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🚭 How can we strengthen #TobaccoControl where it matters most: At the point of sale?
Join Vital Strategies and Counter Tools for a webinar exploring how cities and countries can build retailer compliance with point of sale tobacco policies.
Oct. 30 @ 9:00 a.m. ET
Register: vitalstrat.org/48I9c69
Join Vital Strategies and Counter Tools for a webinar exploring how cities and countries can build retailer compliance with point of sale tobacco policies.
Oct. 30 @ 9:00 a.m. ET
Register: vitalstrat.org/48I9c69
Data plays an essential role in implementing tobacco control policies. Learn how data helps cities measure impact and progress through our Tobacco Control Implementation Hub: https://www.tcimplementationhub.org/evaluation
October 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Data plays an essential role in implementing tobacco control policies. Learn how data helps cities measure impact and progress through our Tobacco Control Implementation Hub: https://www.tcimplementationhub.org/evaluation
At @devex.com Impact House during #UNGA, our CEO Mary-Ann Etiebet, M.D. underscored how domestic solutions like health taxes can drive sustainable NCD financing, supporting healthier futures and stronger economies.
Read the recap: www.devex.com/news/sponsor...
Read the recap: www.devex.com/news/sponsor...
Rethinking NCD and mental health financing for equity and impact
As part of the NCD Pavilion at Devex Impact House, influencers explored ways to translate the HLM4 Political Declaration into sustainable financing strategies — from lessons on domestic resource mobil...
www.devex.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
At @devex.com Impact House during #UNGA, our CEO Mary-Ann Etiebet, M.D. underscored how domestic solutions like health taxes can drive sustainable NCD financing, supporting healthier futures and stronger economies.
Read the recap: www.devex.com/news/sponsor...
Read the recap: www.devex.com/news/sponsor...
🤝 Strengthened partnerships
☕️ Constant coffee
📊 Renewed commitment to data-driven action
The @@worldhealthsummit.bsky.social was a moment of collaboration and renewed purpose for our team. Watch the video to hear their reflections!
#WHS2025 #GlobalHealth
☕️ Constant coffee
📊 Renewed commitment to data-driven action
The @@worldhealthsummit.bsky.social was a moment of collaboration and renewed purpose for our team. Watch the video to hear their reflections!
#WHS2025 #GlobalHealth
October 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🤝 Strengthened partnerships
☕️ Constant coffee
📊 Renewed commitment to data-driven action
The @@worldhealthsummit.bsky.social was a moment of collaboration and renewed purpose for our team. Watch the video to hear their reflections!
#WHS2025 #GlobalHealth
☕️ Constant coffee
📊 Renewed commitment to data-driven action
The @@worldhealthsummit.bsky.social was a moment of collaboration and renewed purpose for our team. Watch the video to hear their reflections!
#WHS2025 #GlobalHealth
Meet Adriana Soto, Bogotá's Secretary of Environment. In the lead-up to this year's #WorldCitiesDay, we're spotlighting public health people behind the work, celebrating those who are helping make cities safer, healthier and more equitable for all. #Cities4Health #UrbanOctober
October 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Meet Adriana Soto, Bogotá's Secretary of Environment. In the lead-up to this year's #WorldCitiesDay, we're spotlighting public health people behind the work, celebrating those who are helping make cities safer, healthier and more equitable for all. #Cities4Health #UrbanOctober
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's Global Burden of Disease Study in @thelancet.com shows NCDs cause nearly two-thirds of global deaths and disability. Strong, country-owned data systems are vital to guide evidence-based action to prevent disease & saves lives. vitalstrat.org/47eWf1p
New Global Burden of Disease Study: mortality declines, youth deaths rise, widening health inequities
Global mortality rates are falling but not among youths and young adults, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study
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October 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's Global Burden of Disease Study in @thelancet.com shows NCDs cause nearly two-thirds of global deaths and disability. Strong, country-owned data systems are vital to guide evidence-based action to prevent disease & saves lives. vitalstrat.org/47eWf1p
Stronger data systems mean stronger health systems. At #WHS2025 the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative brought together global partners to discuss “The Lifesaving Potential of Death Data” & how civil registration & vital statistics systems strengthen public health policy. #WHS2025
October 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Each year, nearly 45 million deaths go unrecorded, leaving governments without essential data that can save lives. Collecting death data helps build more resilient health systems through actionable insights. It’s time to talk about death data. Learn more: dataforhealth.bloomberg.org #DataForHealth
October 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Each year, nearly 45 million deaths go unrecorded, leaving governments without essential data that can save lives. Collecting death data helps build more resilient health systems through actionable insights. It’s time to talk about death data. Learn more: dataforhealth.bloomberg.org #DataForHealth