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 an

The two-day Cities@Heart Kick-Off Meeting, held on January 27–28, 2026, at Novartis, Basel, marked the official start of a five-year collaboration aimed at reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and tackling health inequalities in urban communities . A shared vision for healthier cities Cities@Heart brings together universities, city governments, patient organisations, industry partners, and international bodies including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European S

A new public-private collaboration aims to improve urban health and equality by implementing and evaluating evidence-based strategies that improve awareness, prevention, detection and management of cardiovascular disease. Key takeaways: Cardiovascular disease remains a major concern in cities, with poor outcomes and high societal cost often driven by unequal access to healthcare. A pan-European consortium of 34 international partners launch an ambitious project to reduce th