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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.
Major General Khaled Abdel Aal, Governor of Cairo, held a meeting with Dr. Naima Al-Qusair, representative of the World Health Organization in Egypt on the sidelines of the World Cities Day conference, held in Luxor on October 30 and 31.
The city has since implemented a number of interventions with support from the Partnership for Healthy Cities, including new breathalyzer technology and checkpoint improvements.
At the national level, Peru has historically suffered from high rates of child obesity. In 2021, the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima’s local congress unanimously passed a ground breaking law to improve access to healthier food for children locally.
Superblocks are a leading urban design initiative aimed at reducing traffic, air and noise pollution.
In May 2021, the city of Bandung passed a law designating eight types of smoke-free areas, including places of worship and children's playgrounds.
Bogotá Mayor Claudia López has a message: the more cities join this work and the faster we act, the more lives we can save.
Warsaw is the first city in Poland to join the global network of 70 cities involved in projects to improve public health.
The City was selected by the Partnership for Healthy Cities’ Policy Accelerator initiative to target air monitoring and identify emissions sources and their impact on ambient air quality and health.
The Muscat Ministry of Health launched a Partnership-supported telemedicine program, both to facilitate safer COVID-19 questions and treatment and as a permanent public health service.
Amman, Jordan announced new smoke-free inspection protocols.