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WHO recognised local health projects

In this lesson: Identify the ceremony location and the categories in the nine-champion total.

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Read the story

WHO’s 28 September account described nine Healthy City champions recognised in Sydney. Eight were cities; the ninth was a national forum.

The recognised work included Phnom Penh’s safer school-zone project. WHO’s urban-health approach also considers surroundings, services and local governance.

An award for a project did not mean every resident was healthy or every city problem had been solved. Recognition and universal outcomes are different claims.

Editorial correction, 26 October 2026: We corrected factual wording and chronology after checking the sources below. This is a retrospective archive review; the original publication date is retained.

Source: Sources checked 26 October 2026. https://www.who.int/japan/news/detail/28-09-2026-who-recognizes-healthy--innovative-cities-across-the-western-pacific-region https://www.who.int/westernpacific/health-topics/urban-health

Read and practise

1. How were the nine champions divided?

   1. Eight cities and one national forum
   2. One city and eight countries
   3. Nine cities with no other category

2. Where did the recognition take place?

   1. Phnom Penh
   2. Every city in the total
   3. Sydney

Your turn

Why were the nine champions not nine cities?

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