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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.
Folha de São Paulo: The Partnership is supporting projects in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza to reduce the impact of NCDs and injuries.
Cape Town Today: The Urban Health Programme and Monitoring Initiative, announced during the 2024 Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit, is a groundbreaking effort from the City of Cape Town to promote health equality and improve community health outcomes.
Ghana Web: Four West African Cities, Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire, Dakar in Senegal, Freetown in Sierra Leone, and Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso are implementing healthy food policies to address the rising rates of NCDs.
Irish Cycle: Dublin City Council is looking to better evaluate and measure the impact of the city’s active travel investments — a new programme of post-completion evaluation will start with the Clontarf to City Centre project and the Kilmainham to Thomas Street cycle route.
Health Policy Watch: From Accra to Kathmandu, a global partnership of 74 cities has had remarkable success in addressing some of the key drivers of sickness and death since it was launched seven years ago.
702 Drive: Radio host John Perlman chats to Bloomberg Philanthropies' Kelly Larson about what it takes to makes a city safer and healthier.
El País: Read about how the Partnership has supported the development of road safety interventions in cities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Accra and Mexico City.
The Guardian: This Guardian Labs article focuses on sharing the Partnership’s stories and advocacy agenda, featuring seven of the more than 70 cities in the Partnership for Healthy Cities network.
Global Health Matters: In this podcast episode from Global Health Matters, two pioneering leaders from Guadalajara and Bangkok discuss their Partnership-supported work to encourage safe and active mobility in their cities.
Clarín: Op-ed coauthored by José Luis Castro, President and CEO, Vital Strategies, and Ailan Li, Assistant Director-General for Universal Health Coverage and Healthier Populations, World Health Organization.