Vital Strategies
@VitalStrat
We're a global public health organization partnering with governments to advance solutions for chronic disease, injuries, and climate health threats.
What if one public health policy could: 1️⃣ Save lives 2️⃣ Reduce disease 3️⃣ Raise revenue Higher health taxes would save 50 million lives over 50 years. Learn how health taxes deliver a triple win: vitalstrategies.org/healthtaxes It's time to fix the price on health. #Tax4Health…
Resources for health are often scarce. That’s where health economists come in. Using data to analyze the cost-effectiveness of policies, they provide critical information for decision-makers. As part of the @BloombergDotOrg #Data4Health Initiative, and in partnership with…
Health taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks are a proven but underused tool to improve public health and strengthen health systems. Join us on July 29 for a virtual briefing on a new publication from Vital Strategies, @EconForHealth, @Tobaccoecon, and @ONEinAfrica: The…
Vital Strategies, in collaboration with the National Research and Innovation Agency, the Ministry of Health and @PureEarthID, has formed the Blood Lead Surveillance Working Group to strengthen Indonesia’s capacity to monitor and reduce lead exposure among children aged 1 to 5.…
As part of our Health Equity #ThroughHerLens campaign, our CEO, @JayasreeKIyer, spoke with @MEtiebetMD, President & CEO of @VitalStrat, about what it takes to make #HealthSystems work better for women & girls everywhere. Read the conversation➡️accesstomedicinefoundation.org/in-conversatio… #SRHR
By 2030, up to 90% of deaths in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) will be among adults – up from 70% in 2000. But many governments don’t have reliable data on these deaths. Without knowing what is causing these deaths or even where they are occurring, policymakers struggle…
As traditional advertising restrictions grow, producers of unhealthy commodities like tobacco, alcohol and processed food are shifting their marketing tactics by targeting young people in virtual worlds like the metaverse, video games and online chat rooms. With no regulations…
Some smokers started young. That’s not a coincidence. It’s strategy. The tobacco & nicotine industry targets youth with products like vapes & nicotine pouches, disguised as “harmless” or “cool.” But addiction starts here. Hear it from David of Global Youth Voices.…
📢Join us July 29 at 12pm ET for the launch of our brief on health taxes in #Africa! Together w/@VitalStrat, @Tobaccoecon, & @ONEinAfrica, we will discuss how tobacco, alcohol, & SSB taxes can: ⬇️ premature death & disease ⬇️ health system costs ⬆️ tax revenue in 🌍 Register👇
Health taxes can be a powerful tool to reduce harmful product consumption, improve health outcomes, and generate revenue. Let's talk about it! 👉 Register here: vitalstrat.org/44Qgj8U Join us for a virtual briefing to explore insights and evidence-based policy recommendations…
Health taxes can be a powerful tool to reduce harmful product consumption, improve health outcomes, and generate revenue. Let's talk about it! 👉 Register here: vitalstrat.org/44Qgj8U Join us for a virtual briefing to explore insights and evidence-based policy recommendations…
🍎🥑 Exciting update from #Bandung, Indonesia! The city has launched a new healthy school food initiative to #BeatNCDs, supported via the global Partnership for Healthy Cities network. More: vitalstrat.org/4f1bdLW #Cities4Health @halo_bandung
At the World Conference on Tobacco Control (@WCTC_official), health leaders spotlighted #AI as the future of enforcement. Tools like Canary are tracking hidden tobacco ads across TikTok & YouTube. The @WHO says vigilance must extend to e-products: scidev.net/global/news/ai…
Maharashtra, India is conducting government-led surveillance to monitor and reduce childhood lead exposure. With support from Vital Strategies and @PureEarthNow, over 1,400 children across 8 districts are being screened to understand their lead exposure and potential sources.
Motorcyclists face life-threatening risks every day, yet their voices are often missing from road safety efforts. Read our latest blog about how understanding motorcyclists' behavior can help create safer streets for all. ➡️ vitalstrat.org/3IxhaE3 #RoadSafety
We quizzed alcohol policy experts on how public policies like awareness campaigns and health taxes can reduce alcohol consumption, saving lives and reducing alcohol-related harms. #AlcoholFree #AlcoholPolicy #PublicHealth
Our #Data4Health team joined partners at the Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific to discuss strengthening #CRVS to #GetEveryoneInThePicture. Here's a recap ⬇️
Long-term improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems sometimes requires intermediate solutions to deliver timely, representative, and accurate data. Births, deaths, and causes of death captured through Sample Registration Systems (SRS) can significantly…
We urgently need to scale up health taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages. It will save lives and generate vital revenue for health care. That was the message at today's discussion with the Center for Global Development: Can a global initiative on health taxes finance…
💰Curious to hear about how health taxes on harmful commodities like tobacco, sugary drinks, and alcohol could save 50 million lives in 50 years? 🎥Listen to an interview with @VitalStrat President and CEO Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet for @devex youtube.com/watch?v=jI91E4…