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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.
Kampala is the only large metropolis in Uganda and one of the fastest growing cities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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.
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.
By March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had put thousands of workers out of work in Yangon and become a serious health threat. Authorities decided right away that a mass media campaign focused on behavior change would be key for preventing wider spread of the virus and avoiding drastic shutdown measures down the line.
New handwashing facilities will help complement efforts by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly towards the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 strategy.
The importance of public communication, from the perspective of Roman Lelyuk, Director of the Department of Public Communications of the Kyiv City State Administration.
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 how to take care of mental health during these difficult times.
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 terminals and four prominent intersections.
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 the community.