Co-hosts: World Health Organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Vital Strategies with London Mayor Sadiq Khan
The inaugural Partnership for Healthy Cities (PHC) Summit, to be held on March 15 in London, will convene mayors and officials from more than 50 cities across the globe to discuss proven interventions to prevent noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries, and the best practices that save lives and create healthier cities.
Noncommunicable diseases – including heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – and injuries are responsible for 80% of all deaths globally. With the majority of the world’s population now living in urban settings, cities and their leaders are uniquely positioned to transform the fight against NCDs and injuries and reduce preventable deaths by implementing policies that are proven to prevent exposure to risk factors.
Since the Partnership for Healthy Cities was founded in 2017, members of the 70-city global network have been implementing partnership-supported projects and pursuing stronger public health policies in a number of areas, including tobacco control, food policy, road safety, strengthening surveillance of NCDs and overdose prevention.
Agenda:
Welcome Remarks and Awards Ceremony
- Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
- Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder, Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases, and Injuries
In Conversation with Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London and Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, CBE, BreatheLife champion, founder and trustee of the Ella Roberta Foundation
- Moderated by Francine Lacqua, Anchor and Editor at Large, Bloomberg Television.
Lessons from the Innovation Sector for Mayors and Public Health Leaders
- James Anderson, Head of Government Innovation Programs at Bloomberg Philanthropies
How can Cities Handle the Challenges and Opportunities of Commercial Determinants?
- Anna Gilmore, Professor of Public Health, University of Bath, will moderate a conversation with global mayors
Plenary Closing Remarks
- Video remarks from Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organization
15 March 2023 13:00 – 15:30 GMT, the event will be livestreamed on WHO’s YouTube Channel