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Noncommunicable diseases cause 74% of all global deaths.
It's time for a change! 💪 Cities worldwide 🌐 are taking action to reduce deaths from to heart disease, cancers, diabetes, respiratory disease & injury. Swipe to see some inspiring transformations! #Cities4Health
It's time for a change! 💪 Cities worldwide 🌐 are taking action to reduce deaths from to heart disease, cancers, diabetes, respiratory disease & injury. Swipe to see some inspiring transformations! #Cities4Health
Athens, #Greece 🇬🇷 has increased access to life-saving drugs to help prevent overdose through community-based organizations & healthcare professionals. 
Bengaluru, #India 🇮🇳 is strengthening their efforts in reducing smoking in public places and improving compliance with smoking bans! 🚭 #NoTobacco 🔗bit.ly/40aR9Om
Today is #WorldCitiesDay.
#DYK❓ Over half of the world’s population now lives in cities.
Two-thirds of the global population will be living in urban areas by 2050. 90% of the shift will happen in Africa 🌍 & Asia 🌏.
#DYK❓ Over half of the world’s population now lives in cities.
Two-thirds of the global population will be living in urban areas by 2050. 90% of the shift will happen in Africa 🌍 & Asia 🌏.
While urbanization can bring health & economic benefits, rapid & unplanned urbanization can create inequity among the population, including migrants & other disadvantaged people.
More info 👉bit.ly/UrbanHealthWHO #WorldCitiesDay
More info 👉bit.ly/UrbanHealthWHO #WorldCitiesDay
#Malaria is a life-threatening disease transmitted to people by mosquitoes. In a few years most people living in malaria-endemic countries will reside in cities.
WHO launches a new guidance to prevent & manage malaria in urban areas 👉bit.ly/3zqgeKr
WHO launches a new guidance to prevent & manage malaria in urban areas 👉bit.ly/3zqgeKr
Today is #WorldObesityDay.
🌎🌍🌏, obesity has nearly tripled since 1975.
Most of the world's population lives in countries where overweight & obesity kills more people than underweight.
#Obesity is PREVENTABLE and TREATABLE! 👉bit.ly/387Ssm3
🌎🌍🌏, obesity has nearly tripled since 1975.
Most of the world's population lives in countries where overweight & obesity kills more people than underweight.
#Obesity is PREVENTABLE and TREATABLE! 👉bit.ly/387Ssm3
Overweight & #obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including:
🔴 diabetes
🔴 cardiovascular diseases
🔴 cancer
👉bit.ly/387Ssm3
🔴 diabetes
🔴 cardiovascular diseases
🔴 cancer
👉bit.ly/387Ssm3
Eating a healthy diet 🍎🍉🍌🥕🥦🍆 can help prevent #obesity. People can:
✅ maintain a healthy weight
✅ limit total fat intake
✅ increase consumption of fruit, vegetables, pulses, whole grains & nuts
✅ limit the intake of free sugars & salt
👉bit.ly/387Ssm3
✅ maintain a healthy weight
✅ limit total fat intake
✅ increase consumption of fruit, vegetables, pulses, whole grains & nuts
✅ limit the intake of free sugars & salt
👉bit.ly/387Ssm3
Today is #WorldCitiesDay🏙️! Join us and celebrate communities & cities around the 🌏🌍🌎 working towards innovative approaches to make residents healthier during #COVID19!
More in detail 👉bit.ly/3h0bsYh #Cities4Health
More in detail 👉bit.ly/3h0bsYh #Cities4Health
The #COVID19 Response Center provides technical guidance to help cities at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis make the best possible decisions to protect the health of their citizens.
More in detail 👉bit.ly/3h0bsYh
More in detail 👉bit.ly/3h0bsYh
Any efforts to improve human health are doomed unless they address the critical interface between humans & animals, and the existential threat of #ClimateChange that is making our earth less habitable.
Here's how 👉bit.ly/3h0bsYh #Cities4Health
Here's how 👉bit.ly/3h0bsYh #Cities4Health
Ahead of #WorldCitiesDay 🏙️ we invite you to a special event on 29 October on urban leadership during #COVID19, hosted by WHO, @VitalStrat, @BloombergDotOrg & mayors of cities from around the 🌐
Register today:
👉bit.ly/3jxDjjE
Register today:
👉bit.ly/3jxDjjE
City leadership in Freetown, Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 , provides emergency food packages and supports communities to grow their own vegetables.
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#cities4health
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#cities4health
In #India 🇮🇳, the city of Ahmedabad tackles #COVID19 transmission by banning smokeless tobacco products and spitting in public.
👉bit.ly/3kCAj6G
#Cities4Health
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#Cities4Health
Today is #WorldCitiesDay.
Cities have a critical role in supporting better health.
Have your city do any of these actions? bit.ly/34fThro
#Cities4Health
Cities have a critical role in supporting better health.
Have your city do any of these actions? bit.ly/34fThro
#Cities4Health
@WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @pahowho From anti-tobacco actions in Beijing to road safety initiatives in Accra, a bike sharing scheme in Fortaleza, creating walkable streets for seniors in New York City: New WHO report how cities are driving progress in health bit.ly/34fThro
#WorldCitiesDay #Cities4Health
#WorldCitiesDay #Cities4Health
@WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @MikeBloomberg @BloombergDotOrg @VitalStrat London. Bangkok. Beijing. Accra. NYC.
#DYK: Over half of the world’s population now lives in cities. By 2050, two-thirds of the planet will be urban dwellers, and 90% of the shift will happen in Africa 🌍 and Asia 🌏bit.ly/34fThro
#WorldCitiesDay #Cities4Health
#DYK: Over half of the world’s population now lives in cities. By 2050, two-thirds of the planet will be urban dwellers, and 90% of the shift will happen in Africa 🌍 and Asia 🌏bit.ly/34fThro
#WorldCitiesDay #Cities4Health
