August 31, 2020
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
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
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 Philanthropies' new COVID-19 Local Response Initiative emphasizes leadership in public health to save lives in regions facing the first wave of the pandemic.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has joined the Bloomberg Philanthropies Partnership for Healthy Cities Global Leadership Series.
April 24, 2020
Tele-consultations and counselling to be offered free of cost to residents of Bengaluru.
April 17, 2020
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
Live media briefings, and audio recordings and transcripts of previous press conferences by the WHO. Updated daily.
April 6, 2020
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
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
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
There are simple things you can do to help stop the virus’ spread and keep yourself and your community safer.
March 27, 2020
For rapid, effective action to fight epidemics, the best practice is to use an incident management system.
March 25, 2020
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…
