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Advances are presented from the Healthy Canteens program

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.

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‘Healthy Canteen Project’ launched as Colombo city joins prestigious global network

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.

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DBKL, Global urban network exploring tobacco display bans in KL

Code Blue: The Partnership for Healthy Cities is working with Kuala Lumpur to explore a ban on display of cigarettes and tobacco products.

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Could city-to-city relationships be the key to urban health?

Devex: Bloomberg Philanthropies, Vital Strategies, and the World Health Organization brought local government workers from 52 cities together to share their success and failure stories around reducing noncommunicable diseases and injuries.

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"The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time"

The Guardian: At the Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, Luyanda Majija, Associate Director, Communications, Food Policy Program at Vital Strategies, spoke to The Guardian about how governments must push back against beverage industry attempts to lower taxes.

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Belmonte OKs ordinance on food calorie labeling in QC restaurants

Inquirer: Quezon City became the first urban center within Southeast Asia to pass a calorie labelling ordinance that requires restaurant chains and other food establishments to include nutritional information, including calories, on their menus.

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Uganda moves to curb NCDs through air quality monitoring

New Vision: A total of 33% of deaths annually in Uganda are due to NCDs, according to the World Health Organization, and for every Ugandan, the probability of dying prematurely from one of the four main NCDs is 22%.

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Curbing urban hazards

Bangkok Post: The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Thailand Walking and Cycling Institute Foundation are promoting walking and cycling as an alternative to using cars on six roads in the Bamrung Muang area of Phra Nakhon district.

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QC to require restaurants to show food calorie count

One News PH: Quezon City Government is preparing an ordinance that will soon require all restaurant chains and other food establishments to include nutritional information, including calories, on their menus.

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Food for the heart: How global health leaders drive better health outcomes through food policy

Africa.com: Op-ed by Dr. Kelly Henning, Public Health Program Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies on Partnership-supported food policy work around the world.

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