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July 14, 2021

Semovi workshop on the implementation of safe school environments

A discussion among 16 local mayors in Mexico City of the Partnership-supported Safe School Environments guide.

June 15, 2021

The COVID-19 Cycling Effect: How to Make the Latin America Bike Boom Last

As part of Guadalajara’s emergency rapid response to COVID-19, the city put up temporary lanes. In early 2021, it added a 13-kilometer permanent corridor that connects…

June 8, 2021

COVID-19: Lima Municipality Continues to Carry Out Free Screening Campaigns

The Municipality of Lima, with support from the Partnership for Healthy Cities, continues to carry out free campaigns to detect and treat COVID-19.

June 8, 2021

Fortaleza Will Receive International Resources to Improve the Vaccination System Against COVID-19

Fortaleza has been selected to receive international financial support for improving Vacine Já, the city's platform for scheduling and managing vaccinations.

June 5, 2021

Tobacco Race: Where Quitters and Non-Runners Are the Real Winners

In India, tobacco companies have extensively engaged with all stakeholders. Said Dr. Thriveni B S, Project Director of the Bengaluru Partnership for Healthy Cities…

May 31, 2021

Messages go up in celebration of LGBTI+ Pride Month

Rio de Janeiro's LGBTI+ population will be the focus of a special education and training program to mitigate the effects of Covid-19.

May 20, 2021

The Municipality of Quito resumed Covid mobile brigades

The Ministry of Health of the Municipality of Quito resumed its COVID-19 mobile brigades program.

January 19, 2021

A Safe Urban Campaign Launches in Rangoon for Six Weeks

Myanmar's Public Health Foundation launched the #SafeInTheCityCOVID campaign with support from the Partnership for Healthy Cities.

January 14, 2021

DN Mayor's Office Launches Campaign to Prevent COVID-19: "It's no time to mess around”

The Mayor's Office, with the support of the Partnership for Healthy Cities, launched a campaign to raise awareness about COVID-19 at a time of rising infection rates.

January 7, 2021

PHC Provides Assistance for Wash Basins and Masks for the City of Bandung

The City Government of Bandung received Covid-19 response assistance from the Partnership for Healthy Cities, in the form of 54 handwashing stations and 3,400 cloth masks.

December 30, 2020

COVID-19: Vital Strategies supports small scale businesses in Accra with handwashing facilities

New handwashing facilities will help complement efforts by the Accra Metropolitan…

December 30, 2020

Municipality of Lima Received Important Financing to Reinforce Services and Contain COVID-19

The Municipality of Lima, through the Lima Foundation, received significant funding from the Partnership for Healthy Cities for its "Lima Te Cuida" COVID-19 response…

December 30, 2020

Roman Lelyuk, Director of Kyiv's Department of Public Communications

The importance of public communication, from the perspective of Roman Lelyuk, Director of the Department of Public Communications of the Kyiv City State…

December 22, 2020

Quito's Virtual Information Platform against COVID-19

The Municipality of Quito, with support from the Partnership for Healthy Cities, launched a virtual information platform to help citizens protect themselves from COVID-19 and…

December 5, 2020

Bengaluru: 3Ws drive launched to push Covid-appropriate behaviour

A Partnership-supported 3Ws communication campaign features posters mounted on 100 garbage trucks and also displayed at three of the city’s main market areas, three city bus…

November 9, 2020

Covid-19 "Happy Journey" Competition in Ho Chi Minh City

Under the theme "Safe Health - Happy Journey," a new campaign from the City Traffic Safety Board guides and encourages road users to voluntarily prevent Covid-19 infection in…

November 2, 2020

K. Bakoyannis: Support Vulnerable Groups to Address Pandemic

The Mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis, spoke at an online discussion organized by the Partnership for Healthy Cities, on the role of cities in tackling the coronavirus for a…

November 2, 2020

The City Intervenes in Public Transport Waiting Areas

The Ministry of Transportation and Public Works seeks to promote social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The interventions indicate the city's commitment to combat the…

October 31, 2020

6 Global Cities Taking Unique Steps to Tackle COVID-19

Ahead of World Cities Day on Oct. 31 – a day meant to promote global cooperation on urban issues – a convening by the Partnership for Healthy Cities highlighted urban areas…

October 31, 2020

Cities on the Forefront of COVID-19 Response – Experiences From Athens, Bogota and Kampala

Cities are major drivers of public health and the COVID-19 pandemic has brought increasing and urgent necessity for effective, innovative leadership and collaboration within…

October 30, 2020

Bogotá is a champion in the management of COVID-19: WHO director

Mayor Claudia López spoke at a Partnership for Healthy Cities event to commemorate World Cities Day 2020. World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom…

October 29, 2020

Pandemic exposes 'hidden poverty' in unequal cities

About half of the world's population live in urban areas, and city mayors are on the frontline of the COVID-19 response.

October 29, 2020

World Cities Day – Global Cooperation Amidst Pandemic Promotes Sustainable, Resilient Health

While COVID continues to cast a long shadow over our everyday lives, from Baku, Azerbaijan to Bogota, Columbia, there are also countless examples of how cities and…

October 28, 2020

Ahmedabad tackles COVID-19 transmission with ban on smokeless tobacco products and spitting in public

Recognizing the COVID-19 transmission threat of smokeless tobacco use and spitting in public, Ahmedabad took the decision early on to close stores selling paan and other…

October 28, 2020

Kampala turns data into action against COVID-19 inequalities

Authorities in Kampala have created a vulnerability framework to guide decision-making and use of limited resources in the public health response—allowing for a targeted…

October 28, 2020

Quito receives international support from Vital Strategies and Bloomberg Philanthropies for the fight against the epidemic

The Municipality of Quito, through the Ministry of Health, is launching a communication strategy on preventive measures for COVID-19 and mental health.

October 28, 2020

The 'Bike Doctors' reach 1,000 free services for cyclists

Cali's ‘Bike Doctors,’ a team of mechanics from the Ministry of Mobility that provides free assistance on the road for free to cyclists, reached a milestone of providing…

October 23, 2020

Freetown Tackles a Dual Challenge to Protect its Citizens from COVID-19 Amidst Food Insecurity

Leveraging lessons from the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak, the Sierra Leone's capital city, Freetown, has focused on food security to ensure its most vulnerable residents stay…

October 23, 2020

Lima Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic on Wheels

Concerned about the risk of crowded public transport during the COVID-19 outbreak, the capital of Peru is strengthening its cycling infrastructure with almost 50 km of…

October 20, 2020

GAM launches COVID awareness campaign

The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) launched a communication campaign to better inform the public about how to protect themselves and each other during the COVID-19…

October 3, 2020

IMM Launches Communication Campaign for Healthier Urban Mobility

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, in collaboration with WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities and with the support from Partnership for Healthy Cities, launched its "Risk…

October 2, 2020

Follow the Data | How Buenos Aires, Argentina is Responding to COVID-19

Fernando Straface, the Secretary General and Secretary of Foreign Relations of the City of Buenos Aires, joined Dr. Kelly Henning of Bloomberg Philanthropies to discuss…

September 27, 2020

#ElRioNosCuida: Inauguration of Mapocho Cycle Park Project

Santiago de Chile's reopening of the Mapocho Cycle Park and launch of #ElRioNosCuida campaign seeks to be a real solution for safe transport during COVID-19.

September 25, 2020

Implement Public Bicycle System in Cali to Control the Spread of COVID-19

A free bicycle loan and maintenance program aims to encourage the use of active transport and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

September 22, 2020

Bogotá’s Plan to Promote Healthy Eating in Public Schools

Mayor Claudia López launched a second phase of Partnership for Healthy Cities work. Interventions in school infrastructure, promotion of healthy and safe food environments…

September 8, 2020

Government of Guadalajara and the Partnership for Healthy Cities Reinforce COVID-19 Prevention Campaign

The Government of Guadalajara, as part of the Partnership for Healthy Cities global network, reinforces its campaign to promote COVID-19 prevention measures.

September 4, 2020

Congratulations to Athens from the World Health Organization for Measures Taken to Deal with the Pandemic

The World Health Organization offered a particularly positive tribute to the Municipality of Athens' efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the capital…

August 31, 2020

Athens Protects Vulnerable Communities during COVID-19

Athens city authorities, together with civil society partners and funding from the Partnership for Healthy Cities, ensured that essential supplies and health information…

August 28, 2020

Istanbulites Will Walk and Cycle More

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and WRI Turkey Sustainable Cities are launching a new campaign with the Partnership for Healthy Cities, encouraging active modes of…

August 25, 2020

GAM Survey Gauges Impact of Awareness Campaigns Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) has released the results of a survey examining the effect of its awareness campaign about the COVID-19 crisis, as part of a project…

August 7, 2020

Bloomberg Launches Initiative to Face COVID in Latin America

Bloomberg Philanthropies' new COVID-19 Local Response Initiative emphasizes leadership in public health to save lives in regions facing the first wave of the pandemic.

August 7, 2020

Global Mayors Showcase Innovation in the Face of COVID-19 in Bloomberg Philanthropies Virtual Leadership Convening

In a third virtual session, more than 30 mayors and city leaders representing 49 cities joined a panel of their peers in Leading Through Crisis: Reducing the Impact of…

June 25, 2020

Bloomberg Philanthropies | New Virtual Leadership Series to Support Mayors’ COVID-19 Response in Latin America and Africa

A new program from Bloomberg Philanthropies’ COVID-19 Local Response Initiative emphasizes public health leadership to save lives in regions facing first wave of pandemic.

June 12, 2020

Follow the Data | How Helsinki, Finland is Responding to COVID-19

Mayor Jan Vapaavuori of Helsinki, Finland, joined Kelly Larson of Bloomberg Philanthropies to discuss how the city is responding to COVID-19, how the Partnership for Healthy…

June 4, 2020

Joy Online | Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Launches COVID-19 Anti-Stigma Campaign

Supported by the Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Initiatives, the campaign is meant to educate, debunk false information and elicit behavioural change…

May 29, 2020

Follow the Data | How Freetown, Sierra Leone is Responding to COVID-19

Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and Dr. Kelly Henning of Bloomberg Philanthropies discuss the COVID-19 response, how global mayors are sharing information during the…

May 11, 2020

Ventures Africa | To Beat COVID-19 in Africa, We Must Find a Balance

When Ebola exploded in West Africa in 2015, communities across the region worked together to contain the disease and learned firsthand the importance of acting early. Today,…

May 6, 2020

U.S. News | The Dangers Lockdowns Pose Across Africa

A new survey suggests nearly 7 in 10 respondents across Africa would have a problem accessing food and water during a two-week quarantine.

May 5, 2020

Chestnut Hill Local | Philadelphia COVID-19 update: Mayor announces new Mural Arts messaging program, initiatives for youth

Mayor Jim Kenney announced a new partnership between Mural Arts Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, to be scaled up with support from the…

May 5, 2020

Philippine Information Agency | QC Mayor joins Partnership for Healthy Cities COVID-19 Response Network

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has joined the Bloomberg Philanthropies Partnership for Healthy Cities Global Leadership Series.

April 24, 2020

The Hindu | COVID-19: BBMP launches health line

Tele-consultations and counselling to be offered free of cost to residents of Bengaluru.

April 17, 2020

OPOVO Online | Partnership for Healthy Cities Launches Online Platform to Support Leaders in Addressing COVID-19

The Partnership for Healthy Cities has launched a new online platform to help local authorities and public health professionals in coping with the new coronavirus crisis.

April 14, 2020

WHO | Daily Press Briefings on COVID-19

Live media briefings, and audio recordings and transcripts of previous press conferences by the WHO. Updated daily.

April 6, 2020

Think Global Health | A New Normal With COVID-19: The Next Steps We Must Take

With good strategy and strong execution, we will be able to return to a safer, more united world with better health care.

April 3, 2020

U.S. News & World Report | Michael Bloomberg’s Charity Helps Cities Fight COVID-19

As cities face unprecedented challenges brought by coronavirus, the charitable arm of New York City’s former mayor has mobilized to provide funding and resources.

April 1, 2020

Diario do Nordeste | Fortaleza Joins International Network of Cities to Fight Coronavirus

With the advancement of the coronavirus worldwide, Fortaleza became part of an international network of cities from all continents joined together to exchange information and…

March 31, 2020

Fox News | Drs. Frieden and Dooley: Coronavirus safety tips — 6 simple ways to stay healthy

There are simple things you can do to help stop the virus’ spread and keep yourself and your community safer.

March 27, 2020

The Hill | We'll lose 'World War C' against the coronavirus if we don't fight the right way

For rapid, effective action to fight epidemics, the best practice is to use an incident management system.

March 25, 2020

Fox News | Former CDC Chief Dr. Tom Frieden: Coronavirus and cardiovascular disease – stopping a deadly duo

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, one thing we have learned is that people with pre-existing chronic diseases are at substantially higher risk of severe…
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