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KUCHING, Nov 3: Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng shared the experience on how the council manages and minimises Covid-19 as well as striving a balance between economy and health during the 9th Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities.
According to a statement from MBKS, Wee was the only mayor from Malaysia to represent a paper on “Re-Imaging Health Cities Beyond Balancing Economy and Health: Kuching South Perspective during the mayors forum”.
He also shared how MBKS created smart and healthy cities despite Covid-19 which he believed would enable participants to gain new insights and learn from each other.
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More than 160 experts, scholars and representatives from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other institutions shared their experiences on anti-epidemic measures with participating cities and institutions aimed at strengthening connections in anti-epidemic measures.
The conference featured 21 keynotes and plenary sessions with topics covering updated Covid-19 Control and Policy, Risk Communications in Emergencies, e-Health, Mental Health, Sustainable Cities and Climate Action, Primary Healthcare Services and so forth.
It is held in Hong Kong from Nov 3 to 5. — DayakDaily