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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.
Inside Freetown, Sierra Leone's markets, a new healthy food strategy is addressing rising rates of hypertension.
The City of Bengaluru launched an awareness campaign on the harms of tobacco use, supported by the Partnership for Healthy Cities.
As part of a Partnership-supported project, Istanbul is introducing “parklets” to create safe, efficient and attractive sidewalks and public spaces and encourage walking short distances.
A new drive to enforce traffic laws across Mexico City is aided by speed control devices, part of a road safety project underway with the Partnership for Healthy Cities.
The Partnership for Healthy Cities supported a survey in Rio de Janeiro of its transgender population, as part of the city's Garupa Project.
The Autonomous District of Abidjan, with the Partnership for Healthy Cities, has conducted an awareness campaign urging residents to vaccinate against COVID-19.
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Mexico City’s Head of Government, led hundreds of people in a bike ride on the 28.56-kilometer Insurgentes Cycleway, which was implemented with support from the Partnership.
The city of Helsinki empowered students at the Suutarinkylä school to redesign their environment. With support from mobility experts, new infrastructure has improved the safety of walking and cycling in the area—a model ready to be scaled to all Helsinki schools.
The city of Abidjan launched a new COVID-19 prevention campaign with support from the Partnership for Healthy Cities.
Istanbul's new bicycle route is the first stage of the 3.3-kilometer bicycle path that will connect the coastal road to Marmaray and the metro.
COVID-19 contact tracing in Fortaleza, Brazil is supported by the Partnership for Healthy Cities.