🎉 Celebrating 5 years of impact with the Bloomberg Philanthropies #Data4Health Initiative’s Global Grants Program! 🌍 We know that nontraditional approaches and country-led initiatives are a winning combination to create lasting change. Apply for our latest round of support:

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (#CRVS) is the foundation of public health, ensuring every life is recognized. In this Q&A, Claudia Wells shares why this data 📊 is so vital and what inspired her to work in this field. Read more: vitalstrat.org/3WDFlF6

Martin Bratschi from our #Data4Health team joined a panel discussion at #DPISummit with UNDP in Sri Lanka to discuss the importance of CRVS in a digital future.

“Where countries are implementing digital public infrastructure, the transformative power can be seen.” 🇱🇰 Last week, our CRVS Technical Director Martin Bratschi presented on the urgency behind integrating civil registration and vital statistics (#CRVS) systems into digital

Accurate health data is essential for effective policy and planning, yet many deaths go uncounted or lack a reliable cause of death. Today in Ethiopia, we joined Ministry of Health ETHIOPIA and Ethiopian Public Health Institute to launch ImpactHDSS Ethiopia, a new initiative to improve the collection and use of

It was such a pleasure to meet with Selamawit Dawit, Director General Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS Ethiopia) & Gosa Demissie, Deputy Director Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS Ethiopia) and discuss our partnership supporting national efforts to #digitize integration of #CRVS into national identity systems and digital public

Equality starts with visibility. However, 45% of women in low- and middle-income countries do not have a legal identity and significant gender data gaps still exist across global health systems. Comprehensive and inclusive data is key to achieving equitable health systems

It’s tomorrow! Here is a glimpse of our upcoming Curated Conversations episode with Mary-Ann Etiebet, exploring why addressing #NCDs is key to improving health and driving development. Premiere date: Friday, 28th March 2025 Subscribe now: youtu.be/cgUInTdDYx8

Tackling #NCDs requires bold action and smart, sustainable financing at the city level. Our President and CEO Mary-Ann Etiebet spoke to Devex about the critical role cities can play in driving health equity through innovative funding strategies and local leadership. #Cities4Health

Public health campaigns must meet people where they are. On our #VitalTalks podcast, we discuss how to rethink what public health communication should look like in a decentralized, always-connected world. Hear the episode now at vitaltalks.org/listen

84 million more children with a legal identity and a better start in life is a stunning statistic, made possible by the sustained commitment governments in Asia and the Pacific have made to strengthening #CRVS systems. Next week, we’ll join partners in Bangkok at the Third

Great to be in partnership building digital #CRVS systems that work for all.

Incredibly honored to represent Vital Strategies at the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics.

And that's a wrap on the Third Ministerial Conference on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific! We're energized by an amazing few days with our partners, and the landmark commitment governments have made to count every birth and death by 2030. The future of CRVS in Asia and the

One of my favorite pictures from last week's Asia Pacific ministerial conference where I'm congratulationing my wonderful colleague Romain on delivering the final official Vital Startegies statement in exactly 3 mins!

Tomorrow - Thursday July 10 - Vital's Overdose Prevention lead, Daliah Heller, will be on a panel hosted by Deloitte to discuss overdose prevention and a public health response to drug use. REGISTER HERE. vitalstrat.org/4liil8O

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 ⬇️

August 10 marked #AfricaCRVSDay, dedicated to the critical role of #CRVS in building trusted digital public infrastructure. We’re celebrating the launch of Cameroon’s 2025-2029 strategic plan for strengthening CRVS, in collaboration with the Bloomberg Philanthropies #Data4Health

In Bangladesh, only 4 in 10 registered deaths are female, while 6 in 10 are male. This means women and girls are underrepresented in the official record, even in death. And it is not just a data gap; it is an issue of visibility, rights, and gender equity. In July, we were

The call for proposals for this year's UN World Data Forum closes today 👇 I'm really looking forward to seeing all the innovative ideas and hope you all give me and my colleagues on the programme committee a difficult job reviewing and deciding what to recommend!