Cities recognized for the control of non-communicable diseases and injuries

Cities recognized for the control of non-communicable diseases and injuries

Today, during the annual Healthy Cities Partnership in Paris, three cities were recognized for their successes in preventing non-communicable diseases and injuries: Córdoba, Argentina; Fortaleza, Brazil; and Greater Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The summit, co-sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the World Health Organization (WHO), key strategies and the City of Paris, brought together mayors and officials from 61 cities in the Partnership for Healthy Cities to address pressing public health issues and share effective strategies to save lives and build healthier communities at the local level.

“Noncommunicable diseases, including heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, and injuries are responsible for more than 80% of all deaths globally, but the good news is, they are preventable,” said Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries, and 108th mayor of New York City. “Cities are leading the way in implementing policies that protect public health and save lives.

Recipients of the 2025 Partnership for Healthy Cities Awards were selected because they have made demonstrable progress in preventing communicable diseases and injuries and have set an example that can be replicated in other jurisdictions.

All three winning cities are part of the Partnership's Austerity Accelerator, which provides training and support for developing policies and defining the policies needed for development and implementation. These cities are working with the partnership to improve public health in the following ways:

• Córdoba, Argentinien, Eine neue Politik verabschiedete Die Stadt verpflichten sich, gesunde Schulnahrungsmittelumgebungen zu fördern, indem zuckerhaltige und künstlich gesüßte Getränke und ultra-verarbeitete Produkte aus allen Schulen bis 2026 eliminiert werden. Das Programm hat bisher 26 Schulen profitiert und 15 000 der 138 000 Grundschulkinder der Stadt erreicht.
• Fortaleza, Brasilien, Es wurde der erste rechtliche Rahmen der Stadt für die Überwachung der Luftqualität eingerichtet. Das Dekret von 2023 garantiert die lokale Überwachung von Luftschadstoffen, um ihre Auswirkungen auf die Gesundheit der Bewohner sowie die Installation von kostengünstigen Sensoren zur Verbesserung der Datenerfassung abzuschätzen. Zuverlässige Daten werden dazu beitragen, die Richtlinien der Stadt zu informieren, die die Luftverschmutzung erheblich verringern können.
• Greater Manchester, Vereinigtes Königreich, erweiterte die Anzahl der rauchfreien Bereiche im Freien im Rahmen der Bemühungen zur Reduzierung des Rauchens, einschließlich der Eröffnung seines ersten rauchfreien Parks, der 6,5 Morgen öffentlicher Raum abdeckt. Greater Manchester führte auch eine Reihe von Community-Konsultationen und Workshops mit Bewohnern durch, um bei der Entscheidungsfindung zu helfen. startete ein rauchfreies Toolkit und eine Kommunikationsanleitung für Krankenhäuser und Standorte des National Health Service (NHS); und skaliert diese Initiative, indem es ein breiteres Toolkit für rauchfreie Räume für andere Organisationen und Gruppen entwickelt, die rauchfreie Räume schaffen möchten.

Cities are at the forefront of the fight against non-communicable diseases and injuries. The progress in Córdoba, Fortaleza and Greater Manchester is not only improving health but also setting a model for others to follow. Who is committed to working with cities to build healthier, safer, and more resilient communities for all. “

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the general director

“Local leadership has emerged as a powerful force to address the complex challenges presented by non-communicable diseases and injuries,” said Dr. Mary-Ann Etiebet, President and CEO of Vital Strategies. "We applaud the work of city leaders around the world in their efforts to create healthier and safer environments for their populations. Their efforts are making a significant impact on people's lives and well-being, while demonstrating to national governments significant support for these policy solutions."

Launched in 2017, the Healthy Cities Partnership is a global network of 74 cities to prevent non-communicable diseases and injuries. Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies in collaboration with the World Health Organization and Key Strategies, this initiative enables cities worldwide to implement high-impact policy or programmatic interventions to reduce non-communicable diseases and injuries in their communities. Through this network, city leaders are taking transformative action to improve the health of 300 million people worldwide.

Mayors participating in the Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit include:

• Bürgermeister Carlos Fernando Galán, Bogotá, Kolumbien
• Stadtbeauftragter Palitha Nanayakkara, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Intendant Daniel Passerini, Córdoba, Argentinien
• Honorable Administrator Mohammad Azaz, Dhaka, Bangladesch
• Gemeinde Präsident Verónica Delgadillo, Guadalajara, Mexiko
• Bürgermeister Juhana Vartiainen, Helsinki, Finnland
• Bürgermeister Erias Lukwago, Kampala, Uganda
• Bürgermeister Chilando Chitangala, Lusaka, Sambia
• Intendant Mauricio Zunino, Montevideo, Uruguay
• Bürgermeister Anne Hidalgo, Paris, Frankreich
• Bürgermeister Pabel Muñoz López, Quito, Ecuador
• Gouverneur Claudio Benjamín Orrego Larraín, Santiago, Chile.

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