Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Advances in systems thinking, demography and technology mean that for the first time, counting every human life is possible, even in remote areas.
Road Safety Vital Strategies is an implementing partner of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), a consortium carrying out proven road safety interventions in 15 countries and up to 30 cities around the world.
Tobacco Control Vital Strategies is a partner in the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use. We work with governments and civil society organizations to implement proven policies like those in the World Health Organization’s international health treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and in the MPOWER package of tobacco reduction measures. Our work has spanned over 50 low- and middle-income countries, where 80% of tobacco deaths occur.
Vital Stories New Website Shows How Health Data Can Be Turned Into Stronger Public Health Systems The website serves as an information hub about DIP – what we do, why we do it and where we do it – as well as a repository for the tools and resources that we’ve generated in the first four years of program implementation.
Press Room “Hazy Perceptions” Report Examined 500,000 News and Social Media Posts from South and Southeast Asia to Gauge Public Understanding About Air Pollution Air pollution causes more than 1.5 million deaths each year in South and Southeast Asia, but news and social media from a three-year period show poor public understanding of its major causes and the most promising solutions.
Campaigns Bangladesh – Tobacco Control – What damage will this cigarette do? This campaign highlights the fact that every cigarette consumed does damage to the smoker.
Counting the Uncounted Vital Stories How One Sub-District in Bangladesh Became a Model for Recording Births, Deaths and Causes of Death for the Entire Country One small sub-district in Bangladesh, not far from the capital of Dhaka, has become a pioneer in documenting its people’s births and deaths.
Campaigns Bangladesh – Tobacco Control – Clinical This campaign warns about the health harms of tobacco use for smokers and those around them.
Press Room New mass media campaign in Bangladesh shows deadly harm of second-hand smoke This new campaign aims to encourage smokers to quit and to protect non-smokers around them – especially children.