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The Partnership for Healthy Cities presents news, stories, case studies and accomplishments from cities in its global network, whose leaders have taken on the role of urban health champions.
The Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit will bring together mayors and city leaders to discuss strategies to combat the global burden arising from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the increasing toll on urban health systems caused by injuries.
Santo Domingo announces its Partnership for the Healthy Cities Policy Accelerator program, centered on reducing traffic fatalities by lowering speed limits.
The Financial Times published an op-ed written by Córdoba, Argentina Intendent, Martín Llaryora, on how improving school nutrition in schools aims to boost health and the local economy.
Bloomberg Philanthropies, which is founded by Michael Bloomberg, has various NCD-related initiatives including the the Partnership for Healthy Cities launched in 2017.
The Guardian published an article highlighting cities in the Partnership for Healthy Cities network that implemented pandemic interventions with a lasting effect, such as cycling, surveillance and the integration of peer-to-peer outreach into public health programs.
An estimated 3,586 people die on Zambia’s roads each year, and about 37 percent of those killed are pedestrians, many in the capital city of Lusaka.
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Source: World Health Organization
Greater Manchester is working with the Partnership for Healthy Cities on creating smoke-free outdoor spaces.
The City of Bengaluru launched an awareness campaign on the harms of tobacco use, supported by the Partnership for Healthy Cities.