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WEBINAR ON COVID-19:

UNRAVELLING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF

HEALTH, SOCIO-ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

IN THE COMMUNITY DURING COVID-19
PANDEMIC

Following the new norm of the COVID-19 pandemic,
people around the world have been impacted in terms of
health, well-being, social, environmental, and economy.
Implementation of movement control, quarantine, and
restriction have been carried out to prevent the spread of
COVID-19 infection.
On 8 February 2021, the Institute for Health Behavioural
Research (IHBR) with Institute for Social Sciences Studies,
Universiti Putra Malaysia (IPSAS,UPM) took the initiative
to conduct a COVID-19 webinar forum. The webinar
was attended by approximately 200 people including
academicians, researchers and members of the public.
The experts were Prof. Dr. Haslinda Abdullah (IPSAS) Prof.
Madya Dr. Malina Osman (Faculty of Medicine and Health
Sciences,UPM), Dr. Manimaran Krishnan (Director of IHBR)
and Puan Fadhlina Dato’ Sidek, Vice President of Family
Empowerment Society (FAME) who spoke about a variety of
issues of COVID-19 impact.
The webinar highlighted findings from studies conducted
in various aspects of health, socio-economic well-being and
environmental sustainability within the community.

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