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WHO Representative Participates in Somali Week in Minnesota

A World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Somalia participated in the Somali Week event held in Minnesota.

Dr. Mamunur Rahman Malik, the WHO Representative, joined other guests, panelists, and participants at the event.

Somali Week is the largest celebration of the year among the Minnesota Somali community.

Dr. Malik took part in a roundtable discussion that focused on ways of tackling health issues back in Somalia.

His address focused on the importance of health in economic development and sustainable development.

“We have to make people healthier first before we can think of economic development,” Dr. Malik said.