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It's estimated that 68% of the world's population will be living in cities by 2050. In this episode, host Garry Aslanyan speaks with two pioneering leaders who have taken up the quest to make their cities healthier places by encouraging safe and active mobility. Jesús Carlos Soto is the Head of the Mobility and Transportation Department of the city of Guadalajara, and Silpa Wairatpanij is a Committee Member of the Thailand Walking and Cycling Institute Foundation in Bangkok. Guadalajara and Bangkok are two of 74 cities in Partnership for Healthy Cities, a global network of cities committed to reducing noncommunicable diseases and injuries through evidence-based interventions. The Partnership is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Vital Strategies and the World Health Organization.

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