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Sustainable healthy urban spaces

Content Editor: Dr. Himabindu Reddy

November 23, 2023 at 12:30:00 PM

Global health, Healthy cities network, WHO, Policy briefs, Public health days

Content Editor: Dr. Himabindu Reddy

  • WHO has four new policy briefs to support nations in implementing laws for the betterment of urban health.

  • The four policy briefs are related to the following:

  • Governance and financing

  • Generating and working with evidence

  • Participation and Partnership

  • Innovation

  • Two of the four were released on October 31st to mark World Cities Day 2023.

  • The Partnership for Healthy Cities, a global network of cities dedicated to reducing urban mortality by preventing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries, will also find value in these new policy papers.

  • The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region in Doha, Qatar, held a meeting to commemorate World Cities Day in 2023.

  • The region's growing Healthy Cities network enables towns to overcome challenges and realize their full potential in enhancing regional public health outcomes.

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