Vital Strategies

We’re thrilled to have attended #HSR2024 this week and shared 2 presentations on how policymakers can strengthen health systems and save lives with strong data analysis and use. ?? In Colombia, public health officials are monitoring the impact of poor air quality on mortality at subnational levels, using the results to guide local health policy and decision-making. ?? Bloomberg Philanthropies #Data4Health Initiative’s Data-Centered Leadership approach builds capacity in health leaders for data-driven decisions and a culture of data use. Most recently, in Shanghai and Papua New Guinea, Data-Centered Leadership has empowered over 150 leaders to enhance data review and decision processes, leading to 85 data use improvement plans. #DataImpact

Our CEO Mary-Ann Etiebet, MD, MBA joined the The World Bank, Center for Global Development and the Population Council for the launch of Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Africa. A key finding from the report: 51% of African girls ages 15 to 19 are either out of school, married, or have children. Girls must have the ability to decide their paths and be empowered to succeed. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/gPJdyVzP

Exciting news! The Partnership for Healthy Cities' Guardian Labs feature “How to Become a Healthier City,” earned an esteemed Anthem Award in the Health category. This feature highlights how cities are working to prevent noncommunicable diseases and injuries around the globe. #Cities4Health Learn more: https://lnkd.in/esu76q4v Explore the feature: https://lnkd.in/e_WPJqx6 Bloomberg Philanthropies World Health Organization The Anthem Awards

Our Asia Pacific Regional Hub in Singapore welcomed our CEO and President Mary-Ann Etiebet, MD, MBA this week. Her first visit as CEO was a chance to exchange ideas and meet with key partners, reinforcing the critical role of partnership and collaboration in advancing our shared vision for global public health.

“Communication is central to public health for two main reasons: one is that communication can articulate and describe to the public the rationale for policies to enable us to be healthier—seatbelts, helmets, and speed limits are examples of this. Another is that communication can also reach people with important messages about changing or adopting behaviors that can help them live a healthier life.” Sandra Mullin, our Senior Vice President, Policy Advocacy and Communication spoke to The Bangladesh Post about how communications campaigns can help change road user behavior to make streets safer. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/edzMSVP7

An update from our President and CEO Mary-Ann Etiebet, M.D.

Did you know: Researchers found that, despite the fact that medications for Opioid Use Disorder substantially reduce overdose, they are under-utilized. In fact, 75% of people with opioid use disorder are not receiving medication treatment. Read our statement: https://lnkd.in/eyE-sDEC

We spoke to three families who have lost loved ones to preventable overdoses, who are speaking up and calling for harm reduction interventions to be made more widely available. These families state that a public health response, not criminalization, would have kept their loved ones alive and safer. This is the first in the series of videos we created with Broken No More. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/e6Ex3qrj Broken No More provides support and guidance to those who have lost a loved one due to substance use. https://broken-no-more.org Thanks to Luceo Creative Media Group for helping us produce this video series and shine a light on these important stories.

We're so excited to share that our video The Data Healing the Lungs of a City, created with BBC StoryWorks and Anatman Pictures, won Silver at The Anthem Awards?? ! See a message from Sumi Mehta from our Environmental Health team and watch the winning video here ?? https://lnkd.in/ebXT-nNW

“Every country needs to have data on its population, and acquiring data on hard-to-reach communities is especially important. Without a full picture, we can’t answer some of the most fundamental questions for our country’s policy planning.” ?? Read our new Q&A with Dr. Piedad Urdinola Contreras, Director of Colombia’s national statistics office, Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística - DANE Colombia, to learn about the country’s innovative approach to #CountingEveryone, predicated on including hard-to-reach communities and making data open and accessible. #Data4Health https://lnkd.in/eswpJTaB