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Sick in the City: Public Health, Wellbeing and Urban Design After Covid-19 Sick in the City: Public Health, Wellbeing and Urban Design After Covid-19

Sick in the City: Public Health, Wellbeing and Urban Design After Covid-19

Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 16:00 - 17:00 Google Calendar Outlook/Apple Calendar
Speaker(s): Jeffrey Kok Hui Chan, Layla McCay, Amit Wanchoo, Alejandro T Reyes
Enquiry: T: +852 3917 1297 | E: agimail@hku.hk
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Covid-19 has placed significant stresses on people’s physical and mental health, revealing gaps in public-health delivery and the design deficiencies of cities. The pandemic required social distancing and self-isolation but often in crowded communities or urban areas with insufficient spaces for relaxation and leisure activities and without the necessary support services and safe transportation systems. As the coronavirus catastrophe and the economic crisis it caused recede, how can communities build back better and provide the facilities and amenities necessary to accommodate public-health needs and promote the wellbeing, including the mental health, of individuals and families? AsiaGlobal Fellows from the UK and India, who are both physicians and public-health experts, and an urban design specialist from Singapore will consider how to make cities healthier, safer, more productive and more pleasant places to live.

AGI x AGF webinar series:
An intellectual exchange platform for AsiaGlobal Fellows globally to interact with the leadership of the Asia Global Institute and the institute's network of experts on important global policy issues. All are welcome.

About the Speaker(s)
Jeffrey Kok Hui Chan

Jeffrey Kok Hui Chan

Assistant Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design

Jeffrey Kok Hui Chan is an assistant professor at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).  

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Layla McCay

Layla McCay

2017 AsiaGlobal Fellow, Asia Global Institute

Layla McCay is a 2017 AsiaGlobal Fellow. She is also director of policy at NHS Confederation and director of the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health. 

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Amit Wanchoo

Amit Wanchoo

2018 AsiaGlobal Fellow, Asia Global Institute

Amit Wanchoo is a 2018 AsiaGlobal Fellow. He is also chief executive officer of Space Communications and chairman of HN Wanchoo Trust. 

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Alejandro T Reyes

Alejandro T Reyes

Director of Knowledge Dissemination, Asia Global Institute
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