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