Cities recognized for fighting noncommunicable diseases and injuries

Greater Manchester Wins Global Award for Leadership in Creating a Smokefree City-Region

Greater Manchester has been honoured with a 2025 Partnership for Healthy Cities Award in recognition of its pioneering efforts to reduce smoking rates and create a smokefree city-region.

WHO gives clean bill of health to cities taking action on preventable diseases

Three cities that share a healthy vision for their residents won UN World Health Organization awards on Thursday for their smoke-free parks, clean air initiatives and obesity-busting school lunch initiatives.

Cities recognized for fighting noncommunicable diseases and injuries

Today, during the annual Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in Paris, three cities were recognized for their achievements in preventing noncommunicable diseases and injuries: Córdoba, Argentina; Fortaleza, Brazil; and Greater Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Three cities honoured for public health achievements at Paris summit

PARIS: Three cities were recognised for their achievements in preventing noncommunicable diseases and injuries on Thursday during the annual Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in the French capital.

Banana, tomatoes and water instead of sweets and soft drinks in the food kiosks of the schools of Córdoba, Argentina. Air meters to alert and alleviate the pollution that causes respiratory diseases in Fortaleza, Brazil. More smoke-free public spaces in Greater Manchester, in the United Kingdom. The efforts of these three cities to prevent non-communicable diseases (NT), which cause 46 million deaths each year in the world, were recognized this …

The WHO Summit brought together representatives from 61 cities around the world, who shared experiences and strategies to improve public health in urban settings. The entry Cordoba, was recognized as one of the healthiest cities in the world was first published in #BorderJournalism.