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Press ReleasePublic Health
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Inaugural Winners of Excellence in Road Safety AwardsBloomberg Philanthropies recognized the National Road Safety Agency of Argentina; Secretariat of Mobility in Bogotá, Colombia; National Road Safety Observatory in Tunisia; and Pleiku City, Viet Nam as the inaugural winners of the Awards for Excellence in Road Safety for their work to identify and promote exemplary road safety efforts.
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Public HealthAnnual Report / Public Health Annual Report 2022-2023: Public Health Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Public Health program takes on the world’s leading causes of death from noncommunicable diseases and injuries. We follow the data, build strong partnerships with governments and other organizations, and spread proven solutions to save lives. Overview Redu...
Press ReleaseEnvironment
Michael R. Bloomberg Launches New $85 Million Campaign to Stop Rapid Rise of Pollution From the Petrochemical Industry in the United StatesMichael R. Bloomberg launched Beyond Petrochemicals: People Over Pollution, a new campaign that aims to halt the rapid expansion of petrochemical and plastic pollution in the United States.
Press ReleaseEnvironment
Bloomberg Philanthropies Intensifies Efforts to Protect the World’s OceanBloomberg Philanthropies announced it is expanding its commitment to protect the ocean, coastal communities and marine ecosystems. The Bloomberg Ocean Initiative will invest $204 million to leverage data-driven solutions, policy solutions, and community involvement to protect coral reefs, stop illegal fishing, and safeguard marine ecosystems and bi...
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Annual Report 2021: Public HealthAnnual Report / Public Health Annual Report 2021: Public Health The Public Health program takes on noncommunicable diseases and injuries to reduce preventable deaths from tobacco use, unhealthy diets, road traffic crashes, and other leading causes. Bloomberg Philanthropies follows the data and builds strong partnerships with national and local gove...
BlogPublic Health
Follow the Data Podcast: Reducing Injuries and Traffic Crashes on Roads Around the WorldOne public health challenge that receives limited attention and insufficient resources is road safety. Our founder, Mike Bloomberg, is the WHO's Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries. Given that road traffic crashes kill nearly 1.35 million people and injure as many as 50 million every year, this is a major focus in his role. ...
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Lead From the Front and Utilize Advocacy and LobbyingMike Bloomberg believes that philanthropy has an important role to play in spurring progress on tough challenges — particularly issues that government has been unwilling or unable to address, but that cannot be ignored. That means meeting controversy head on and offering support to people and organizations who are fighting for change. Often that ca...
ProgramPublic Health
Initiative for Global Road SafetyThe Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety helps to implement a comprehensive package of activities proven to save lives. In partnership with international organizations and governments, it focuses on five key areas to improve road safety and save lives: strengthening national legislation; enhancing data collection and surveilla...
ProgramPublic Health
Improving Road SafetyRoad safety is a pressing global public health challenge that receives limited attention and insufficient resources to address the problem. Road traffic crashes are the 12th leading cause of death globally, and the leading cause of death for ages 5-29. Every year, road traffic crashes claim over 1 million lives and injure as many as 50 million peop...
Press ReleasePublic Health
Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits Additional $240 Million To Prevent Global Road Traffic DeathsBuilding on the success of 12 years of investment, Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced a doubling of its support for global road safety, committing another $240 million from 2020 - 2025 to save 600,000 more lives and prevent up to 22 million injuries in low- and middle-income countries around the world. The six-year reinvestment in the Bloombe...