The Alliance for Healthy Cities Conference is a biennial event that is much anticipated by various actors and stakeholders of cities in the region and globally. It is an occasion where policy makers, planners, academics, NGOs and individuals get together to exchange ideas on how to better manage and run cities to ensure that all three dimensions of sustainability—social, economic, and physical environment—are properly managed in order to promote the health and wellbeing of the citizens.

The Conference has been hosted by different member cities ever since the inaugural Conference and General Assembly was held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia in 2004. After 14 years, the AFHC Conference will be coming back to Kuching City.

The theme of each Conference reflected the important local and global ideas and events affecting healthy cities as well as urban health topics at the time (Click here for more). In recognisance of the importance of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the important roles that cities play in their realisation, the theme for AFHC Conference 2018 is “Our Cities, Our SDGs, Our Journey”.