Warren John

New video series highlights how seven WHO Healthy Cities will strengthen local action to prevent cardiovascular disease through the Cities@Heart project. How can cities play a leading role in reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease? A new series of videos from the Cities@Heart project gives the floor to representatives from the participating WHO European Healthy Cities, who share how they plan to use the project to strengthen local interventions, foster collaboration and improve...

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 also presented a...

A video series of three short clips featuring Project Leader, Dipak Kotecha, and Industry Lead, Franck Perraudin, introducing Cities@Heart are now available on the Cities@Heart YouTube channel. The videos talk about Cities@Heart in the contexts of "Why cardiovascular disease is so important", "How important are communities in addressing CVD" and "How Cities@Heart will be driving impact over 5 years". Check out the links below and subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified of upcoming...