Bringing Our Work to the Global Cardiology Community. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress is the largest annual gathering of cardiovascular health professionals in the world, and this year, it brought together close to 34,000 participants in the field. Cities@Heart made its presence known. Over the course of the event in Munich, our team took part in a series of activities designed to strengthen the project internally and share our work with the wider cardiovas

Members of Cities@Heart were in İzmir on 4 June 2026 for a stakeholder meeting. The day kicked off with a warm welcome from the mayor of İzmir, Dr Cemil Tugay. Presentations were then given from the Izmir Municipality, members of Cities@Heart and other stakeholders. The programme showcased Izmir Metropolitan Municipality’s institutional capacity, field-level implementation, and collaborative approach to advancing cardiovascular health and wellbeing in urban environments. It a