Gangdong-gu '2020 AFHC Healthy City International Forum' Held Online

Sharing COVID-19 Cases in the Western Pacific Region and Future Directions for Healthy Cities via Online Meeting from 3 PM on the 6th

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon), the chair city of the AFHC Steering Committee, is hosting the ‘2020 AFHC Healthy Cities International Forum’ in cooperation with the Alliance for Healthy Cities in the Western Pacific Region (AFHC) and the Korea Healthy Cities Partnership (KHCP).

The AFHC has 246 member cities and organizations from 10 countries, sharing experiences of healthy city projects among member cities and striving for the development of healthy cities in the Western Pacific region through mutual cooperation via an international network.

This year’s international forum will be held online at 3 p.m. on the 6th due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and will be live-streamed via YouTube and the international forum’s English and Korean websites.

For the second consecutive year hosted by Gangdong-gu, the AFHC Healthy Cities International Forum is themed ‘The Direction of Healthy Cities Towards a Better Normal in the Post-Pandemic Era.’ Presenters include mayors and healthy city experts from WHO WPRO (World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office), Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Japan.

The forum is aimed at 103 member cities of the Korea Healthy Cities Partnership (KHCP), 143 member cities of the AFHC in the Western Pacific region, interested residents, and students from related academic departments.

In particular, this forum is expected to be a time to discuss and explore the necessity of cooperation to create healthy cities through international networks amid the global crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

Additionally, eight Korean cities including Daejeon Metropolitan City, which joined as new AFHC member cities since 2019, as well as Taizhou City in China and three cities in Japan, will be introduced.

Following this, Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon of Gangdong-gu will present and share with participating member cities in the Western Pacific region on ‘K-Quarantine and the Direction of Gangdong-gu as a Healthy City.’ As a head of a local government at the forefront of quarantine efforts, attendees will hear various cases and vivid experiences from Gangdong-gu.

Moreover, there will be a session where panelists respond to questions posted in real-time comments via online video and engage in discussions.

Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon of Gangdong-gu said, “Through this forum, I expect it to be an opportunity to learn from overseas healthy city cases and reflect on the direction to create healthy cities after COVID-19.”

Residents wishing to participate in the AFHC Healthy Cities International Forum can join by accessing YouTube (search for Gangdong-gu Office channel on the day), the official website, or the international forum website.

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