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October 31, 2023
New Global Partnership Tackles School Feeding Programs with the World Food Programme
On October 18 and 19, Yolonda C. Richardson, President and CEO of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), participa…
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October 26, 2023
Engaging Civil Society Organizations for Equitable Civil Registration Systems and Budgets
In an important expansion of its Data for Health (D4H) program, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) will begin working with civil society organizatio…
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October 20, 2023
Exploring the Negative Impacts of Ultra-Processed Products and Policy Pathways Forward
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) strives to showcase leading minds and feature perspectives on global health issues free from conflict of interest…
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October 17, 2023
Legal Workshop in Latin America for Food Policy and Tobacco Control
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (Tobacco-Free Kids) and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), in partnership with Dejusticia and the Global Center fo…
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October 2, 2023
Red PaPaz busca proteger a niñas y niños en las vías de Colombia
Por Carolina Piñeros Ospina, Directora Ejecutiva, Red PaPaz Red PaPaz es una de las seis organizaciones de la sociedad civil (OSC) en Colombia que trabaj…
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October 2, 2023
Red PaPaz in Colombia Seeks to Protect Children on the Roads
By Carolina Piñeros Ospina, Executive Director, Red PaPaz  Red PaPaz is one of six civil society organizations (CSOs) in Colombia which Global Health Advo…
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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…
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September 21, 2023
Statement to the United Nations High Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator calls for sustained political momentum for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response at the United Nations High Level…
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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…
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August 31, 2023
Ecuador’s Coalition for Safe Mobility Makes Progress for Safer Roads  Amid Political Instability  
In Ecuador one person dies in a car crash every four hours, and the most vulnerable are pedestrians and cyclists. According to the National Transit Agency, a t…
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August 30, 2023
GHAI Organizes First Ever Food & Nutrition Legal Symposium for African Lawyers
From August 1-5, 2023, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), in collaboration with the University of Ghana School of Public Health, successfully organiz…
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August 22, 2023
Three Things to Know About the SUPPORT Act Reauthorization
Addiction in the United States has a far reach, and recent polling shows the severity of the country’s crisis. Nearly 30% of Americans say that they or a famil…
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August 16, 2023
Empowering Youth in Ghana for Effective Epidemic Preparedness Advocacy in the Digital Age
In our evolving world, where digital platforms provide immediate information, the role of youth in global health advocacy has never been more crucial. Youth ar…
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August 11, 2023
FUNDING ALERT! Applications for the Advocacy Fund Open on August 14
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) will launch its 2023 Open Call for its Healthy Food Policy Advocacy Fund on Monday, August 14. Applications will be…
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August 8, 2023
Celebrating Ghanaian Journalists and Local Heroes at SEND GHANA’s Epidemic Preparedness Awards
On July 20, SEND GHANA, a Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) Prevent Epidemics program partner, held the second annual Epidemic Preparedness Awards to hon…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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July 11, 2023
Academia and Civil Society Call for the Establishment of a Public Health Emergency Fund in Ghana
On June 7, 2023, the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) hosted a symposium titled “Establishing a National Public Health Emergency Fund: The Role …
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June 27, 2023
From Tobacco to Ultra-Processed Products: Uncovering the Manipulative Tactics of Unhealthy Industries on World No Tobacco Day
How can public health advocates identify shared tactics by the tobacco and ultra-processed food industries that undermine public health? That was the topic of …
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June 22, 2023
A Healthier Horizon in Ghana: New SSB Tax Enacted to Reduce Diet-Related Disease
A healthier future is on the horizon for the people of Ghana, after the country passed the Excise Duty Amendment Act in April. This policy enacts a 20% tax on …
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June 20, 2023
Policy Win Brings Much Needed Hypertension Medicines to Community Clinics across Bangladesh
People in rural areas of Bangladesh will no longer have to forgo their daily wages to get hypertension medicines. A momentous decision was made by the Communit…
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June 5, 2023
Mexican Coalition for Road Safety Plans Work Ahead After Achieving Major Milestone
Advocates and champions achieved a major road safety milestone in Mexico with the passage of the General Law on Mobility and Road Safety (GLMRS). This law crea…
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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.…
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May 31, 2023
Experts at World Health Assembly Share Best Practices for Using Health Taxes to Prevent NCDs
Alongside this year’s World Health Assembly and in collaboration with the World Health Organization, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator convened a group of g…
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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…
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May 19, 2023
Advocacy for Domestic Resource Mobilization for Health
Public health success requires appropriate budgets that reflect countries’ own political priorities, such as funding a national child drowning prevention initi…
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May 18, 2023
Using the Power of Health Taxes to Prevent Non-Communicable Diseases
More than eight million people die each year from smoking and approximately 184,000 deaths per year can be attributed to sugary drink consumption worldwide. St…
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May 17, 2023
Hypertension Control Initiative in Bangladesh
Abdul Mannan Chowdhury, a 59-year-old local trader of Sylhet district of Bangladesh, was diagnosed with hypertension a few years ago. But it was only 18 months…
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May 10, 2023
Pakistan Approves Higher Sweetened and Sugary Beverage Tax
Obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become a growing concern in Pakistan. With 41.3% of adults being overweight or obese, and 6 out of 10 deaths …
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May 1, 2023
Advocates in Uganda Mobilize to Save Lives and Prevent Road Crashes
by Jackie Okao and Roxanne Paisible Road crashes are increasing at an alarming rate in Uganda. Crashes have gone up by about 17% from 17,443 in 2021 to 20,3…
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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…
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April 26, 2023
Reaching Zero-Dose Children in Africa and South Asia
Despite decades of progress increasing access to immunizations in lower-income countries, at least 12.4 million children still go without basic, routine vaccin…
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April 17, 2023
Breaking the Cycle of Unhealthy Eating: Niterói's Victory in Banning Ultra-Processed Products in Schools
Earlier this year, students, families, and health advocates celebrated a major legislative victory in Niterói, Brazil, with the passage of Law No. 3766/2023,…
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April 11, 2023
The Overdose Prevention Initiative Urges the DEA to Change Course on Proposed Telemedicine Controlled Substance Prescribing Rules
Today, the Overdose Prevention Initiative at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator submitted a comment on the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) proposed rule for …
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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…
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March 23, 2023
The Important Role of Civil Society in Advancing Road Safety Policies in Latin America
By Gema Granados and Paola Sánchez The importance of road safety laws Every year, 1.35 million people die because of road crashes worldwide. Most of these de…
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March 6, 2023
Kano State Launches Action Plan for Health Security
Kano State, one of the most populous states in Nigeria, officially launched the Kano State Action Plan for Health Security (KSAPHS) at an event on February 20,…
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February 23, 2023
Saving Lives on Ukrainian Roads
Petro Korol, GHAI’s in-country advocacy coordinator based in Kyiv, Ukraine, describes the road safety program in Ukraine. What’s the current situation like i…
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February 14, 2023
Celebrating Media Excellence for Epidemic Preparedness and Budget Advocacy Reporting in Nigeria
Nigeria Health Watch has been advocating for increased and sustained domestic funding for epidemic preparedness at the national and sub-national levels in Nige…
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February 8, 2023
Praise for President Biden’s Focus on Solving the Overdose Crisis in State of the Union Address
By Libby Jones Last night, President Biden delivered his second State of the Union address. The speech came as the country continues to experience more than…
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February 7, 2023
Accomplishments and Upcoming Priorities in Overdose Prevention
By Libby Jones In November 2021, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) launched the Overdose Prevention Initiative, rooted in the belief that comprehens…
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February 2, 2023
What We are Excited About This Year
Effective policies are the foundation of public health, and advocacy can ensure those policies are evidence-based, tailored to a local context and sustained …
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January 30, 2023
Citizens’ Petition Urges Establishment of a Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund in Ghana
On November 14, 2022, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator's (GHAI) Prevent Epidemics program’s partner Social Enterprise Development Foundation in Ghana (SEND…
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January 11, 2023
MoU with the Maldives Paves the Way for Health Data Systems Strengthening
On December 1, 2022, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maldives' Department of National Registr…
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January 4, 2023
Colombia Enacts Two Major Healthy Food Policies
Colombians can look forward to a healthier food environment in the new year following the passage of two important healthy food policies in 2022. In November, …
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December 29, 2022
Commentary: Pulling Back the Veil on Big Food and Soda Marketing
By Ashka Naika, Director of Research and Policy at Corporate Accountability @stopcorpabuse Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) recently released the …
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December 27, 2022
Advocating for Health Security: International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
As COVID-19 rages across China, bringing with it the potential for further mutations and another global wave of disease, the international community again must…
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December 22, 2022
Prince Michael International Road Safety Award Honors La Liga Contra La Violencia Vial and La Coalición de Movilidad Segura
For over 30 years the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards has recognized those who have improved road safety worldwide. Each year the most outstand…
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December 20, 2022
GHAI Year in Review: Highlights from 2022
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is proud to support local partners, in more than 40 countries, advocating for policy change on multiple critical pu…
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December 16, 2022
CRVS Workshops in Uganda and Maldives Mobilize Government Leadership for Budget Advocacy
The Data for Health team at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) conducted national workshops in Uganda and the Maldives in September and October to pil…
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December 14, 2022
Ecuador’s Safe Mobility Coalition Presents Transit Law Recommendations to the President of Ecuador
The Ecuadorean Coalition for Safe Mobility, comprised of 44 civil society organizations (CSOs), formally launched on November 17. The Global Health Advocacy In…
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December 9, 2022
FULL: A New Discovery Tool for Global Food Laws
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law’s Global Center for Legal Innovation in Food Environm…
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December 5, 2022
Event on Advocacy for Epidemic Preparedness Funding and Sustainability
On December 12, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and Resolve to Save Lives will cosponsor the launch of GHAI’s recently produced Budget Advocacy Too…
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November 8, 2022
Brazil Implements Front-of-Package Warning Labels
In 2001, Brazil was one of the first countries in the world to consider mandatory nutrition labeling. Nutrition labels provide information that can help consum…
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October 24, 2022
Vandana Shah Appointed New Vice President for Health Systems Strengthening
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Vandana Shah to the role of Vice President for Health Systems Strengtheni…
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October 17, 2022
GHAI and CTFK and Partners Host First Joint Latin America Legal Workshop in Mexico on Food Policy and Tobacco Control
Last month, the Latin American legal teams from the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Food Policy program and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)…
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August 19, 2022
Argentina’s Health Food Policy Goes Into Effect
On August 20, consumers in Argentina will begin seeing front of package warning labels on products from big companies as part of the first phase of the impleme…
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August 16, 2022
New Julián Esteban Law Mandates Safe System Approach for Colombia
Angélica Lozano, senator: Mary Bottagisio, Executive Director Fundación Liga contra la violencia vial; Ana María Castañeda, senator and Gema Granados, Global…
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July 25, 2022
SEND Ghana Celebrates Media Advocacy Excellence Towards Epidemic Preparedness Financing
SEND Ghana, in partnership with the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Prevent Epidemics program, held a journalism award contest to recognize quality r…
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July 18, 2022
Budget Advocacy for Epidemic Preparedness - Lessons from Nigeria Showcased at Global Health Security Conference 2022
At the Global Health Security Conference in Singapore, June 28 – July 1, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Prevent Epidemics Nigeria Country…
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July 13, 2022
Brazilian Courts Protect Vulnerable Children and Youth in Decision Against Nestlé Brazil
A new ruling from the Justice of Sao Paulo, Brazil provides an important protection for child health. The decision comes in response to a lawsuit filed by th…
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July 11, 2022
Advancing Marketing Restrictions on Ultra Processed Food and Beverages
Evidence shows that the global population, especially children and adolescents, are highly exposed to marketing tactics by the ultra-processed food and beverag…
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June 28, 2022
Nigeria: Strengthening Epidemic Preparedness
Nigeria has made great strides to improve the nation’s health security over the past three years since the government formally established the Nigeria Centre f…
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May 31, 2022
Mexico’s New Mobility and Road Safety Law Is Key to Saving Lives
After more than eight years of rigorous advocacy work in support of stronger road safety policies, the General Mobility and Road Safety bill #LeyMovilidadSeg…
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May 17, 2022
Global Webinar Series: Coalition Building
On April 20, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) launched a new webinar series for partners, entitled the Global Webinar Series on Advocacy. This platf…
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May 16, 2022
Case Study: Expanding Access to Hypertension Care in India
Our new case study “Expanding Access to Hypertension Care in India: Advocacy for Health Budgets and System Strengthening” illustrates how the Global Health Adv…
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May 2, 2022
Barbados Increases Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
In a victory for local advocates and public health, Barbados has enacted a sugar-sweetened beverage tax that meets World Health Organization (WHO) recommendat…
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April 28, 2022
Animated Video from St Kitts and Nevis Shortlisted for WHO's Health for All Film Festival
By Abi Begho, Lake Health and Wellbeing Meet the Willbuts, a short animation depicting how sugar-sweetened beverages and an unhealthy diet impact a typical Car…
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April 26, 2022
IACHR Thematic Hearing on the Right to Food of Children and Adolescents
Juan Carballo, JD, LL.M, providing testimony at the Thematic Hearing on the Right to Food of Children and Adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean A hist…
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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…
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April 11, 2022
Nigeria’s Kano State Increases Investments in Epidemic Preparedness
At the end of December 2021, Kano, a state in Nigeria, significantly increased funding for epidemic preparedness and response (EPR). On December 22, 2021, the …
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April 5, 2022
Successful Policy Change and Continued Advocacy Efforts for Nutrition Labeling in Vietnam
On December 9, 2021, Vietnam approved its first-ever regulation requiring nutrient information on food labels. Decree 111/2021/NĐ-CP stipulates nutrient inform…
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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…
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March 23, 2022
Advocating for Safer Speed Policies in Uganda
By: Jackie Okao and Roxanne Paisible Safe roads are an essential part of everyday life in Uganda. Children rely on roads to get to school and their parents and…
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March 21, 2022
Dr. Verónica Schoj Appointed New Vice President for Food and Nutrition Policy
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is pleased to announce that Dr. Verónica Schoj (Vero) has been appointed to the role of Vice President for Food and…
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March 9, 2022
Data for Health Program Expands into Budget Advocacy and Sustainability
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is excited to announce that its Data for Health program has added a new focus area that will further support global…
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January 19, 2022
Nigerian Advocates Celebrate Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Signed into Law
Advocates in Nigeria celebrated the new year with news that President Muhammadu Buhari signed the sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax into law as part of the 20…
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January 6, 2022
GHAI’s Data for Health Program Expands its Scope to Include the LGBTI Community
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) Data for Health (D4H) Program is excited to announce the addition of a new chapter to its CRVSID Legal and Regula…
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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…
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December 22, 2021
Healthy Food Policy Research Round Up: A Q&A with Barry Popkin from UNC
Across the globe there has been growing momentum to adopt healthy food policies. As such, there has been new and compelling research related to the need for t…
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December 10, 2021
Argentina President Signs One of World’s Strongest Health Food Policy Laws
About 80% of deaths in Argentina are caused by non-communicable diseases, most related to overweight and obesity. A new law adopted by the country in November …
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December 9, 2021
Elevating Voices of Victims & Survivors — and Advancing Policy Change
Road crash victims & survivors are the heart of policy advocacy. At the heart of any advocacy campaign is a voice with a story. Voices give context, humani…
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November 15, 2021
World Day of Remembrance: 3 Things to Watch
Each November, advocates around the world commemorate lives lost and drastically changed by road crashes on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims o…
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November 12, 2021
The Role of Advocacy in Addressing Health Inequities
The COVID-19 pandemic has both exposed and exacerbated inequities in public health. Locally-led advocacy, by individuals and communities affected by the polici…
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November 10, 2021
GHAI Joins Bloomberg Philanthropies Overdose Prevention Initiative
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is excited to join the Bloomberg Overdose Prevention Initiative to combat the opioid epidemic and reduce overdose d…
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November 4, 2021
GHAI to Co-Host a UNESCAP Side Event Featuring the CRVS Legal Review
On November 10 (Eastern Standard Time) & 11 (Bangkok time), Associate Director and Legal Adviser of the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) program …
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October 28, 2021
How Communications is Used to Support Advocacy and Mobilization Strategies to Advance Healthy Food Policies
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s Food Policy program has supported Colombian partners for more than five years to help pass healthy food policies like fr…
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October 19, 2021
New Case Study: Epidemic Preparedness in Nigeria
Our new case study, “Epidemic Preparedness in Nigeria: Making the Case for Increased Federal, State and Local Investments,” illustrates how the Global Health A…
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October 7, 2021
New Case Study: Protecting Heart Health in Brazil
Our new case study “Protecting Heart Health in Brazil” illustrates how the Global Health Advocacy Incubator successfully partnered with civil society organizat…
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October 4, 2021
GHAI Launches Trans Fat Elimination Tools; Shares Advocacy Lessons from India, Philippines
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) celebrated World Heart Day this year with a virtual event demonstrating the power of civil society advocates to adv…
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September 20, 2021
Youth Voices and Engagement are Key to Successful Advocacy Campaigns Around the World
Youth advocates from the Caribbean, South Africa, Indonesia and the United States came together on our recent webinar, “Rising in their power: A showcase of yo…
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September 16, 2021
Budget Advocacy Framework Launches Wednesday
Next week, we’ll be launching a new advocacy framework to help local and national civil society organizations and policymakers build public and political suppo…
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September 13, 2021
Locally Led Advocacy: Opportunities, Challenges and What We’ve Learned Along the Way
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) recently hosted its inaugural Twitter Spaces conversation with an exploration of “locally led advocacy” — what it m…
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September 2, 2021
Our New Case Study: Protecting Heart Health in India
Our new case study, “Protecting Heart Health in India,” illustrates how the Global Health Advocacy Incubator successfully supported government effor…
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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…
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July 13, 2021
Progress in Recognition of the Rights of Children and Adolescents to be Protected from the Marketing of Unhealthy Products
During COVID-19, Internet access became crucial for everyday life – people around the world needed it to access health information and other essential service…
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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…
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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…
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May 20, 2021
Epidemic Preparedness Budget Advocacy: Lessons learned from Nigeria
GHAI Nigeria Coordinator Emmanuel Alhassan speaks at the first-ever #PreventEpidemicsNaija Journalism Award ceremony hosted by Nigeria Health Watch on January…
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May 13, 2021
A year On: Road Safety Advocacy & COVID-19
Lockdowns, quarantines, a global race to develop a vaccine — the past 14 months have disrupted the way of life for most people. They have also reshuffled the …
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May 10, 2021
Three Ways to Advocate During Road Safety Week
May 17 marks the start of Global Road Safety Week. This year’s biennial week of action kicks off the second U.N. Decade of Action on Road Safety — a 10-year wi…
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April 19, 2021
The Need to Reduce Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Worldwide
Leading food and nutrition researchers from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health, University of Chile, S…
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April 14, 2021
The Importance of Policy Advocacy — GHAI at the World Conference on Injury Prevention
By Mena El-Turky In the months before the pandemic, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s (GHAI) road safety team began preparing for the 14th World Conferenc…
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April 6, 2021
How to Use Messaging Apps for Digital Advocacy
By Corina Alvarez Across the globe, messaging apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger have emerged as an effective way to amplify advocacy efforts by reach…
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March 8, 2021
Rotary Foundation supports EWT, GHAI and WHR to prevent violence against women in Nepal
Every Woman Treaty (EWT), Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) and Women for Human Rights (WHR) are pleased to announce a new project to support women’s r…
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February 11, 2021
Engaging Influencers in Global Health Advocacy
By Bernice Morquette Media advocacy is an important part of successful public health advocacy campaigns. Media can be used to raise awareness about public hea…
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February 8, 2021
Wildlife Conservation Society and Global Health Advocacy Incubator launch new partnership to prevent zoonotic disease
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to prevent future major viral out…
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…
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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…
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December 16, 2020
The Role of NCDs in COVID-19 Recovery: A Conversation on Three Continents
People with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are at heightened risk from COVID-19. Unfortunately, the pandemic has stretched the health systems they rely on to…
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December 10, 2020
Road Safety during COVID-19: Ensuring millions get home safely during India's lockdown
When COVID-19 began spreading in earnest, road safety and public health advocates collectively turned their attention, focus and energy on the virus. At first,…
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December 3, 2020
Vietnam Launches Legal Review to Improve Public Health Data
Doan Thi Thu Huyen, Vietnam Country Coordinator at GHAI, speaks at the CRVS-ID legal review launch workshop The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is s…
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November 23, 2020
Healthy Food Policy Advocacy Fund Grants First Awards to Organizations in Pakistan and Uruguay
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) launched the Healthy Food Policy Advocacy Fund in spring 2020 to provide critical support to help promising legisla…
Facing Two Pandemics
November 17, 2020
New Report Reveals How Big Companies Exploited COVID-19 to Market Unhealthy Products
On November 17, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) released the report “Facing Two Pandemics: How Big Food Undermined Public Health in the Era of COVI…
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November 13, 2020
How Big Food Undermined Public Health in the Era of COVID-19: Webinar and tweet chat
Join us over the next week as we release a new report about corporate tactics to influence healthy food policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Report launch: N…
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October 29, 2020
A win for road safety — and society — in Mexico
Advocates support the Constitutional Amendment on the Senate floor Every morning, when each one of us leaves our homes and families, we wish to return safe and…
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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…
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September 24, 2020
Here's How to Sustain Success in Global Health
Sustainability is an overarching goal of most global health and development projects. It’s also one of the hardest to achieve. How do we ensure that effective…
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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…
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August 10, 2020
A Victory for Public Health Information Campaigns in Colombia
A new case study highlights a legal victory in Colombia that can serve as a model for other countries facing threats to public health and free expression. In 2…
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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…
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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…
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June 30, 2020
India’s lockdown stranded millions. Advocates are working to get them home safely.
Migrant workers returning home by bus during India’s COVID-19 lockdown. Photo credit: Kunal Mahto. In March, amid global efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19…
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June 22, 2020
GHAI Releases New Digital Tools for Advocacy Campaign Planning
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) is pleased to share a new set of digital tools to help users plan and analyze their advocacy campaigns. In our coll…
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June 17, 2020
Healthy food policies and COVID-19
Why we need to take communicable and non-communicable diseases out of their silos to create a more resilient world By Kyra Berasi This essay appeared originall…
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May 20, 2020
Lessons from COVID-19 at WHA 73
The opening of WHA 72 in 2019 This week, the beginning of the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) was held digitally for the first time. WHA takes place every yea…
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May 12, 2020
Turkey restricts trans fat in food
Last week saw a major win for public health in Turkey: the country took an important step toward eliminating toxic chemical trans fat from its food supply. On…
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April 28, 2020
Media advocacy in India: From journalism workshops to political commitments
Media can play a critical role in strengthening health systems. Over the past year, the Global Health Advocator helped partners in India strengthen media voice…
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April 13, 2020
New Legal Review Toolkit Helps Countries Meet Public Health Information Goals
Maryam Arif, Legal Advisor for GHAI’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics program, speaks at the CRVSID Legal Review and Recommendations workshop in Bangla…
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April 7, 2020
A new policy will help the Philippines meet its health data goals
The Philippines has committed to a bold target to strengthen the country’s collection of vital statistics: registering at least 90 percent of deaths, and ensu…
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April 1, 2020
How we’re responding to COVID-19, Part Two: Adapting
Our partner Nigerian Health Watch shares information about protecting oneself from the novel coronavirus. Earlier this week, we wrote about how we’re res…
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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…
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March 18, 2020
Landmark Chilean Food Policies Show Positive Results
Last month saw publication of a study of Chile’s groundbreaking food labeling and marketing law. The results are sure to encourage anyone hoping to use policy …
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March 10, 2020
Why Advocacy Needs More Women Leaders
Angela Bruce-Raeburn, Regional Advocacy Director, Africa International Women’s Day was this week, and we joined with Women in Global Health on Twitter to ce…
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February 25, 2020
How to build strong coalitions for policy change: This month in Devex
Aliança pela Alimentação Adequada e Saudável (Alliance for Adequate and Healthy Food) in Brazil Coalition-building is an essential part of advocacy. As two of…
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February 18, 2020
Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety Expands Commitment to Saving Lives
Road safety advocates in India A new commitment from Bloomberg Philanthropies (BP) will allow the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) to expand its lifesa…
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February 10, 2020
Statement on Non-State Actors at the WHO Executive Board
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) was pleased to join a statement last week urging the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board to ensure tha…
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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…
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January 29, 2020
Program Profile: Prevent Epidemics
Prevent Epidemics is one of our newest programs. In Nigeria and Senegal, we are building support for investments in epidemic preparedness as part of the Resolv…
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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…
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December 18, 2019
Brazil Approves Trans Fat Regulation
Brazil is on a path to eliminating industrially produced trans fats from its food supply ahead of the World Health Organization’s recommended 2023 deadline. Th…
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December 12, 2019
RTSL and GHAI Release Sampling Protocol for Rapid Assessment of Trans-Fatty Acids in Foods
Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator have developed a guide for governments, public health professionals and advocates to asse…
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November 25, 2019
Digital Advocacy Capacity-Building in the Caribbean
Civil society capacity assessment and strengthening is at the foundation of our advocacy approach. Digital advocacy is a key component, and it plays a leading …
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November 20, 2019
New Case Study: Maternal and Reproductive Health in Tanzania
We’re pleased to be able to share our most recent case study, “Maternal and Reproductive Health Program Handover in Tanzania.” A Maternal and Reproductive Heal…
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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…
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October 14, 2019
Civil Society Advocacy for Universal Health Coverage
A longer version of this story appeared originally on the Health Affairs Blog. On September 23, heads of state from around the world pledged to achieve univers…
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October 2, 2019
How to Transition a Project from International Donor to Local Government
This story originally appeared in Devex. Earlier this summer, something happened that we in the development community often talk about, but rarely get to see: …
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September 23, 2019
Advocacy for Universal Health Coverage, In Countries and at the United Nations
Heads of state from around the world are in New York today to pledge to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030.  UHC means leaving no one behind: qual…
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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…
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September 4, 2019
From Passage to Implementation: Lessons Learned from the Child Restraint Bill in the Philippines
Rhia Muhi Angela Bruce-Raeburn speaking with Congressman Sarmiento at a photo exhibit in support of the Motor Vehicles Act at the Congress of the Philippine…
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August 15, 2019
A Milestone for Road Safety in India
Road safety is a life-threatening public health problem in India. More than 400 Indians die on the roads every single day, in part because the country’s Motor …
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July 1, 2019
A Life-Saving Program Returned to its Rightful Owner
June 20, 2019 was a day for celebration and a milestone in the sustainability of a life-saving maternal health program in Tanzania. A maternal and reproductive…
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June 18, 2019
NCD Prevention at the World Health Assembly: Are We Speaking the Same Language?
Photo: The author speaks at a World Health Assembly side event. This essay was written by Kathy Shats, Associate Legal Director at the Global Health Advocac…
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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…
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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…
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May 29, 2019
Filled Seats and A Call to Action: Marion Nestle in Brazil
This essay was originally published in the newsletter of O Joio e o Trigo, an investigative journalism project in Brazil. Some minor edits were made for t…
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May 13, 2019
Social Media Advocacy in Action: United Nations Road Safety Week
Last week, the Global Health Advocacy Incubator engaged partners, experts and global advocates to convene a Twitter chat to mark United Nations Road Safety Wee…
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May 10, 2019
Saving Lives with Car Seats in the Philippines
As an advocate and Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) country coordinator in the Philippines, I work to bring people together around complex challenges, b…
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May 2, 2019
Tips from the Field: From Policy Adoption to Implementation
Maternal and Reproductive Health advocates discuss the MRH budget with Ministers of Parliament in Tanzania Advocating for policy change can be a long and wind…
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April 10, 2019
The Long-Term Impact of a Journalism Training
Media advocacy is one of the most effective ways to elevate public health issues and create an environment where policy change is possible. In 2017, the Global…
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April 1, 2019
Program Scoping: A How-To Guide
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator supports advocacy policy campaigns throughout the cycle of a campaign – beginning, middle and end. One lesson learned is t…
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March 19, 2019
Brazil Advocates Stage "Real-Food Banquet" Demonstration
On his first day in office, newly elected President Jair Bolsonaro issued a Provisional Measure to eliminate the Brazilian National Council of Food and Nutriti…
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February 11, 2019
Global Experts Join Jamaican Public Health Leaders to Discuss Obesity Epidemic
Childhood obesity is a growing public health problem in Jamaica. One-third of children in Jamaica are either overweight or obese, and this number is rising. In…
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February 6, 2019
International Experts Call for Food Label Changes in India
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s advocacy experience and treasure trove of connections can serve as a real asset to health programs anywhere. Take our wo…
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February 5, 2019
Latin American Public Health Advocates Convene for Media Advocacy Workshop
In October 2018, 24 communications staff from 17 civil society organizations in Latin America participated in a media advocacy workshop organized by the Global…
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January 29, 2019
Sustaining a Life-Saving Maternal Health Program in Tanzania
Tanzania has the sixth highest number of maternal deaths in the world, with one woman dying every hour from complications of pregnancy or childbirth. These dea…
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January 27, 2019
A Star-Studded Call to Decrease Road Deaths in India
In India, a wide-ranging coalition of civil society organizations are using grants from the Global Road Safety Partnership to advance long overdue amendments t…
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January 23, 2019
Changing the Road Safety Narrative in Tanzania
The Global Health Advocacy Incubator has seen through decades of experience that one key metric in campaign success is shifting the media environment to create…
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January 18, 2019
How to Use Online Advocacy to Drive Change
Technical experts from the Global Health Advocacy Incubator’s digital training team developed a customized online course in digital media advocacy to lift the …
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January 16, 2019
Advocates Around the World Call for Strong Road Safety Laws
On Nov. 18, the road safety community marked World Day of Remembrance for road traffic victims. Coalitions working to advance road safety legislation around th…
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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…

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