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September 22, 2023

Experts Emphasize the Need for Advocacy to Impact Health Disparities

Global health leaders and experts joined the Global Health Advocacy Incubator alongside the 78th United Nations General Assembly this week for a discussion o…

September 1, 2023

Dedicated Drowning Prevention Champion in Vietnam: Le Chi Hung

Master Le Chi Hung is currently Deputy Head of the Department of Water Sports within Danang University of Physical Education and Sports in Vietnam. He has been…

August 2, 2023

First Ever Media Award for In-Depth Child Drowning Reporting in Bangladesh

On 25th June 2023, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator and its partner SoMaSHTe, the Society for Media and Suitable Human-communication Techniques, held the f…

July 25, 2023

Vietnam Family Festival Celebrates World Drowning Prevention Day

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), drowning has caused over 2.5 million deaths in the last decade. It is one of the leading causes of death amon…

July 12, 2023

Drowning Prevention Efforts in Bangladesh During Eid

Eid Festivals are celebrated by Muslims in Bangladesh and worldwide. These are celebrations, but unfortunately, child drowning incidents tend to double during …

June 2, 2023

New MOU Shows Commitment to Child Drowning Prevention in Vietnam

Drowning is one of the top 10 causes of death for children from 5 to 14 years old in Vietnam. On average, more than 2,000 children die from drowning each year.…

May 30, 2023

Public Officials and Civil Society at World Health Assembly Emphasize the Importance of Domestic Resource Mobilization for Health

Alongside this year’s World Health Assembly and in partnership with the People's Republic of Bangladesh and Republic of Maldives, the Global Health Advocacy In…

April 28, 2023

Evidence-Based Interventions in Child Drowning Prevention in Vietnam

Drowning is the silent killer that claims thousands of Vietnamese children’s lives every year. The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) has partnered with t…

April 10, 2023

Drowning Prevention Program Launch in Quang Tri Province Vietnam

Since 2022, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) has partnered with Swim For Life in Vietnam to design, test, scale and raise awareness for the child dr…

April 6, 2023

New Program Infographics Unveiled on World Health Day

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is proud to provide strategic and technical support to advocates around the world who are advancing policies and bu…

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December 28, 2022

National Assembly of Vietnam Evaluates Child Drowning Prevention Program and Offers Comprehensive Solutions

In 2017, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) began partnering with the government of Vietnam, the World Health Organization and local experts to design…

September 29, 2022

Advocate Spotlight – Sarwar Alam

Sarwar Alam is the Communications Manager for the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Drowning Prevention program in Bangladesh. In this role, he oversee…

August 4, 2022

World Drowning Prevention Day Celebrations

Every year, an estimated 236,000 people drown, making drowning a major public health issue worldwide. Drowning is one of the leading causes of death globally …

June 2, 2022

Vietnam Kicks off Action Month for Children

Despite delays due to COVID-19 closures and restrictions, Vietnam has resumed its efforts and investments to save children from drowning. Since early May, Viet…

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April 13, 2022

Continued Advocacy Efforts for the Sustainability of Vietnam’s Child Drowning Prevention Program

Drowning is Vietnam’s leading cause of death in children under 15 years of age. Since 2018, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) has been implementing a…

March 24, 2022

Bangladesh Government Approves Child Drowning Prevention Project

On February 22, the Bangladesh government approved a three-year project that will reduce drowning deaths in children, a silent epidemic that is the leading cau…

January 23, 2022

What We Are Excited About in 2022

By Lucy Martinez Sullivan Despite the continuing toll of COVID-19 across the globe, this new year holds promise for public health progress. The events of the …

December 23, 2021

Year in Review

As 2021 come to a close, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) reflects on the major milestones and accomplishments of our programs, partners and local o…

December 20, 2021

GHAI Showcases Policy Wins

Over the past eight years, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) has helped civil society organizations achieve 44 health policy victories covering three…

November 30, 2021

Government of Vietnam Launches New Effort to Reduce Child Drowning Death

In the last decade, more than 2.5 million people worldwide died due to drowning. Sadly, more than 90% of drowning deaths occur in low- and middle-income countr…

November 11, 2021

Watch Now: The Global Health Advocacy Incubator Story

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) has helped civil society organizations around the world achieve health policy victories covering three billion peop…

October 27, 2021

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator Story

Locally-led advocacy, building on global best practice, is the key to integrated, effective, equitable, sustainable and accountable health systems—and for achi…

July 29, 2021

Vietnamese Government Reaffirms Political Commitment and Investments in Children Drowning Prevention

Despite renewed challenges from COVID-19, Vietnam has continued to make great strides in protecting children from injury. On July 19, the Prime Minister signe…

July 7, 2021

Bangladesh Holds National Dialogue on Drowning Prevention

Each year, drowning kills more than 12,000 children under five in Bangladesh. Last month, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and grantee Campaign for…

June 10, 2021

In The Fight for Public Health

This year, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is joining the 25th anniversary celebration of our parent organization, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free K…

June 1, 2021

GHAI celebrates 10 years since the World Conference on Drowning Prevention

On May 13, the Royal Life Saving Society Australia hosted a webinar to celebrate 10 years since the World Conference on Drowning Prevention 2011 in Da Nang, Vi…

May 26, 2021

Public Health Advocacy After the Pandemic

This week, we hosted a conversation about how advocates can advance effective public health policies in a world disrupted by COVID-19—disruptions that undersco…

May 17, 2021

GHAI to Host Advocacy Discussion Alongside WHA74

The 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) starts a week from today. It will be the second WHA to be held virtually, a sobering reminder of the real-world impact of …

April 29, 2021

UN General Assembly Approves the First Ever Resolution on Drowning Prevention

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) applauds the UN General Assembly on its recent adoption of a resolution on drowning prevention, as well as Banglade…

April 7, 2021

World Health Day 2021

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) advocates for policies that improve health and save lives. Our programs support civil society organizations that ar…

March 25, 2021

New Program Pages Launched!

Did you know that the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Road Safety program is now active in 10 countries? Or that the Preventing Epidemics program is …

January 25, 2021

Vietnam Drowning Prevention Program 2020: Year in Review

2020 brought with it a unique set of challenges in the form of the pandemic. The central region of Vietnam was also hit by devastating floods. Children under f…

December 28, 2020

GHAI Year in Review: Highlights from 2020

This has been a year of challenges and accomplishments. The coronavirus pandemic exposed longstanding health systems gaps and injustices and created additional…

December 21, 2020

Journalists’ workshop highlights urgency of child drowning prevention in Bangladesh

Journalists play a vital role in highlighting important issues and holding leaders accountable. Unfortunately, with all the competing priorities they need to c…

September 28, 2020

Why We Advocate for Sustainability

At the Global Health Advocacy Incubator, we recognize that lifesaving programs and policies are critical—but not enough. Locally-led advocacy that plans for su…

September 24, 2020

GHAI Hosts Virtual Event During UNGA on Advocacy for Country Ownership

During the 75th U.N. General Assembly, GHAI convened representatives from across government, civil society and philanthropy to discuss the journey to health pr…

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August 18, 2020

New Video Showcases Effective Partnership for Drowning Prevention

Doan Thu Huyen speaking alongside HE Nguyen Thị Ha A Vietnamese livestreamed show that raised awareness for a critical drowning prevention program in Vietnam a…

August 4, 2020

GHAI Tackles Drowning Burden in Bangladesh

The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is pleased to join a project to support the sustainability of proven drowning interventions in Bangladesh. Drowning…

July 28, 2020

Why We Advocate

Why do we advocate? Improving public health laws and policies benefits entire populations. Policies shape the environments where people live, making it easie…

March 30, 2020

From our programs to our people: How we’re responding to COVID-19

Messaging workshop in Nigeria, 2019 The coronavirus pandemic is exposing longstanding health systems gaps and creating additional risks for people who were alr…

February 3, 2020

GHAI at the 146th WHO Executive Board

This week, we’re at the 146th WHO Executive Board meeting in Geneva. The Executive Board sets the agenda for the annual World Health Assembly in May. The Worl…

December 23, 2019

Year in Review: 10 Advocacy Stories from 2019

Each year, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator works with local partners across the globe to advocate for policies that improve health and save lives. In 2019…

November 4, 2019

Meet Our Team

We’re proud to work within and across issues and countries, in diverse political systems. We’re equally proud of our global network of local partners, who lead…

October 31, 2019

Our Approach to Advocacy

Our approach to advocacy begins with our local partners. We assess and strengthen their advocacy capacity and provide ongoing technical assistance. Because we…

September 9, 2019

Where We Work

Mariana de Araujo Ferraz, the Brazil in-country coordinator for GHAI’s obesity prevention program. Where do we work? We’ve just added an interactive map tha…

August 5, 2019

Advocate Spotlight: Doan Thu Huyen

What is one of the projects you are working on, and why is it important? Every year, about 360,000 people around the world lose their lives by drowning. More t…

June 11, 2019

Children Imagine a World Without Drowning Deaths

GHAI is supporting implementing partners to prevent child drowning in Vietnam, and we’re in the middle of a critical window to save lives.  When schools l…

June 3, 2019

Saving Lives Through Drowning Prevention in Vietnam

On May 25, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator supported the Government of Vietnam’s kickoff of the National Action Month for Children. An annual event that p…

January 10, 2019

New Life-Saving Drowning Prevention Program in Vietnam

Drowning is a silent epidemic, claiming 360,000 lives per year, with more than 90 percent of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. I…