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#CRVS& 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

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

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

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

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#Cities4Health

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

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...

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

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.

🥦 🍎 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

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

🚭 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

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...

🤝 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

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

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

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

The toll of cancer remains hidden in many parts of the world. At @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social our panel discussion explored how countries are using cancer registries to shed light on the scale of cancer to guide prevention & treatment, calling for a future where anyone affected is counted.

Day 1 at the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social has been full of ideas, energy & connection, all centered on this year’s theme: “Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World." Our team is on the ground connecting with partners, sharing ideas, & learning from #globalhealth leaders. #WHS2025

We look forward to joining #GlobalHealth colleagues at @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social #WHS2025 to advocate for data-driven solutions for the world's most pressing health issues. We’ll be on the ground with partners across sectors, working to learn and collaborate for the future of public health.

Vital Strategies has launched a new tool with Citizen Codex. In this @folha.com interview, Mary-Ann Etiebet, M.D., President and CEO, discusses how policies that reduce alcohol use, including health taxes, can save lives and strengthen #PublicHealth. Read more: vitalstrat.org/46MTkht

Nearly all adults over 40 experience presbyopia. Vital Strategies is proud to announce a new partnership with the Livelihood Impact Fund Eyeglasses Initiative to help more people get the reading glasses they need. Learn more: https://vitalstrat.org/4nPmxhU #WorldSightDay

Meet David from Greater Manchester, UK! He's part of a team protecting Mancunians from the harms of secondhand smoke. In the lead-up to #WorldCitiesDay, we're spotlighting the public health people behind the work, celebrating those making cities healthier & safer. #Cities4Health

Speaker lineup announced for our #WHS2025 event. Join us and @uiccofficial.bsky.social in Berlin to explore how innovations in cancer registries are closing data gaps, strengthening national cancer control plans, and improving patient outcomes. Join in person or on Zoom: vitalstrat.org/3VFEV0f

We're seeking an experienced Country Coordinator Consultant to support implementation of the Data for Health Initiative in Côte d’Ivoire. Contract duration: November 2025 – March 2026 (with possible renewal) Learn more and apply: https://vitalstrat.org/4q2egZm

How is climate change affecting people’s well-being in the Amazon region of Brazil? Tune Wed, Oct. 8 for More Data Better Health: Climate Anxiety in Focus, a livestream revealing data on how communities view climate, environment, health and pollution. Watch on YouTube: vitalstrat.org/3WtDbHy

🚭 Jakarta is taking steps to protect the next generation from tobacco. With one of the world’s highest smoking rates, Indonesia faces an urgent public health challenge. The city has pledged to sustain a ban on tobacco ads and strengthen smoke-free laws. Read more https://vitalstrat.org/4oayvm0

Vital Strategies is a proud implementing partner of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Lead Poisoning Prevention Initiative. Our team will work with governments to address lead exposure, adapt @who.int guidelines and inform policies that protect health. vitalstrat.org/3QrvzmN

Attending the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social? Join the @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social #Data4Health Initiative for a discussion on how death data has shaped the public health policies that save lives. 🗓️ October 14, 2025 🕓 11:00am RSVP here: vitalstrat.org/48M9sRv #WHS2025

💡 Funding Opportunity! The Bloomberg Philanthropies #Data4Health Initiative #GlobalGrantsProgram is launching a new round of support for projects that strengthen civil registration and vital statistics systems and use of data for public health policymaking: https://vitalstrat.org/4cCKBis

👏 We’re proud to celebrate Food Policy Program partner RedPaPaz honored at the 2025 UNIAFT awards during #UNGA #HLM4 for driving Colombia’s sugary drink & ultra-processed product taxes and front-of-package warning labels.

Only 1/3 countries maintain high-quality cancer registries to track cancer cases. At @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social, join Vital Strategies and Union for International Cancer Control for an event exploring how cancer registries can drive policies that save lives: vitalstrat.org/3VFEV0f #WHS2025

At today’s Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of Universal Health Coverage: at #UNGA, our CEO and President Mary-Ann Etiebet, M.D. urged bold action to close financing gaps. We also shared our new Health Taxes Action Guide with attendees. Access the guide at https://vitalstrat.org/4pGVCWP

Dr. Jeffrey Drope of @econforhealth.bsky.social‬‬, Paula Johns of @actbr.bsky.social & Pedro de Paula of Vital Strategies explain why industry interference is one of the main barriers to implementing health taxes. Learn more at www.vitalstrategies.org/healthtaxes

At the @foreignpolicy.com #UNGA Health Forum, we joined the panel Rethinking Lung Health: Pulmonary Fibrosis as a Policy Priority, underscoring the urgency of closing the investment gap in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Watch the session at: https://vitalstrat.org/48w6hNJ

At #UNGA80, global leaders came together for the first-ever High-Level Event on Healthy #IndoorAir: A Call to Action, where the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air was launched. Vital Strategies is proud to be among signatories of the pledge, recognizing that the air we breathe shapes our health.

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us yesterday at VitalTalks for a very energetic discussion about how #HealthTaxes can save lives. Let's keep the conversation going throughout #UNGA! It's time to fix the price tag on health.

Global health is at a turning point. The panel “From Crisis to Opportunity: Sustaining Access in the New Era of Global Health” at #UNGA, hosted by MedAccess and the Access to Medicine Foundation, put the spotlight on how we can sustain and expand access in the face of funding challenges.

In Lusaka, Zambia our #Cities4Health workshop is in full swing, exchanging strategies for healthier, safer urban futures! By working together, we can accelerate solutions. This week, six city teams are sharing lessons and setting goals to #beatNCDs and reduce injuries in their cities 👏

Our CEO and President, Mary-Ann Etiebet, M.D., met with former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, on the sidelines of the #UNGA to discuss NCDs and the critical role of leadership in addressing the present challenges and opportunities facing public health.

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

At #UNGA, we co-hosted an event with @pureearthnow.bsky.social focused on advancing a lead-free future. Dan Kass, our Senior Vice President of Environmental, Climate and Urban Health, highlighted the devastating impact of lead exposure on children and communities.