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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.
In San Francisco, U.S., a community-based Partnership for Healthy Cities project finds wide support for naloxone vending machines.
Smart Dublin: The Data Insights for Active Travel team joined twelve cities from around the world in Mexico City to participate in the workshop ‘Transforming Urban Mobility and Road Safety through a Public Health Lens’, an initiative led by the Partnership for Healthy Cities network.
Radio Usach: A local radio station interviewed Senior Manager Melissa Cordoba Asprilla about Santiago’s safe and active mobility intervention.
Cadena 3: The Municipality of Córdoba, through a decree signed by Mayor Daniel Passerini, will implement from 2026 a program to promote the consumption of healthy products in 38 municipal primary schools in the city.
Romania Insider: Bucharest authorities have obtained a grant of USD 50,000 to acquire four high-performance sensors to monitor the air quality in the capital city, mayor Nicuşor Dan announced.
Bangkok Post: The world's cities are growing, and their roadways are becoming overwhelmed.
Kathmandu Post: The Environment Department under the Kathmandu Metropolitan City is preparing to start monitoring the city's air quality on its own, with support from the Partnership for Healthy Cities, which has provided portable devices to the city office to monitor air quality.
Infopaís: For its integration into the international network Partnership for Healthy Cities, which has the support of the Bloomberg Foundation in association with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Vital Strategies, Montevideo has been carrying out the "Healthy Canteens" program since 2022.
The Sunday Times: Under this pilot project, 10 canteens have been chosen to develop a healthy canteen policy under dietary guidelines with evaluation once implemented.
Source: World Health Organization