Keynote Session (4 Nov 2:30 – 3:45 pm Webinar Room 2)

[Keynote Session] 4 Nov 2:30 – 3:45 pm (Webinar Room 2)

Prevention And Control Of Non-Communicable Diseases

Today, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases represent a leading threat to human health and development. According to the WHO, of 56.4 million global deaths in 2015, 39.5 million, or 70%, were due to NCD. Thus, it is important to discover how we can grow healthier by preventing and controlling these diseases!

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Ronald LAM

Director of Health, Hong Kong SAR

Session Chairman:

Dr. WAI Heung-on, Jonathan

JP, President, Hong Kong Disaster Medicine Association

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City Representatives:

Dr TSENG, Tzu-chan

Director General, Health Bureau of Taichung City Government

Topic: Good dietary behaviour, better healthy elderly

Ms. LIN Yu-wen

Chief, Health Department in Taitung County

Topic: Healthy diet for indigenous elderly in Taitung County

Ms Yi-Chiao CHENG, Taipei Healthy City Promotion Association

Topic: Cross-sectional Cooperation to Create a New Diet of Balanced Nutrition in Taipei City

4 Nov 2021, 2:30 – 3:45 pm (HKT)

Webinar in English with multilingual SI available for Mandarin, Korean and Japanese

💪🌏💪Together for a healthier world! 💪🌏💪