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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.
José Luis Castro, President and CEO of Vital Strategies, highlights the Partnership for Healthy Cities' work in three Brazilian cities.
As part of Guadalajara’s emergency rapid response to COVID-19, the city put up temporary lanes. In early 2021, it added a 13-kilometer permanent corridor that connects directly to mass transportation.
The Municipality of Lima, with support from the Partnership for Healthy Cities, continues to carry out free campaigns to detect and treat COVID-19.
Fortaleza has been selected to receive international financial support for improving Vacine Já, the city's platform for scheduling and managing vaccinations.
In India, tobacco companies have extensively engaged with all stakeholders. Said Dr. Thriveni B S, Project Director of the Bengaluru Partnership for Healthy Cities Initiative: "During this crisis of the pandemic, it becomes more relevant than ever to not only strengthen the implementation of existing tobacco control laws but also bring in new laws."
Rio de Janeiro's LGBTI+ population will be the focus of a special education and training program to mitigate the effects of Covid-19.
Seoul announced that it would strengthen its regulations on tobacco advertising based on the Partnership for Healthy Cities with Bloomberg Philanthropies.
The Ministry of Health of the Municipality of Quito resumed its COVID-19 mobile brigades program.
An op-ed by Vital Strategies President and Chief Executive Officer, José Luis Castro, spotlights the Partnership-funded work in the Colombian cities of Bogotá, Cali and Medellín.
Myanmar's Public Health Foundation launched the #SafeInTheCityCOVID campaign with support from the Partnership for Healthy Cities.