{"id":6317,"date":"2021-10-22T05:57:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T05:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aseanbac.com.my\/staging\/?p=6317"},"modified":"2024-05-15T04:53:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:53:45","slug":"asean-bac-healthcare-working-group-hwg-meeting-2021-04-22-october-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aseanbac.com.my\/staging\/2021\/10\/22\/asean-bac-healthcare-working-group-hwg-meeting-2021-04-22-october-2\/","title":{"rendered":"ASEAN-BAC Healthcare Working Group (HWG) Meeting (2021\/04), 22 October"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][tm_heading tag=&#8221;div&#8221; custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; text_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_text_color=&#8221;#dd3333&#8243; el_class=&#8221;text-aaa&#8221; text=&#8221;Convener: ASEAN-BAC Malaysia&#8221; font_size=&#8221;xs:18;lg:20&#8243;][tm_spacer size=&#8221;xs:15;lg:20&#8243;][tm_heading tag=&#8221;div&#8221; 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el_class=&#8221;text-aaa&#8221; text=&#8221;Convener: ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Malaysia&#8221; font_size=&#8221;xs:18;lg:20&#8243;][tm_spacer size=&#8221;xs:15;lg:20&#8243;][tm_heading tag=&#8221;div&#8221; custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Poppins%3A300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; text_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_text_color=&#8221;#222222&#8243; el_class=&#8221;text-aaa&#8221; text=&#8221;The third ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Healthcare Working Group (HWG) meeting of the year was chaired by Dr Khor Swee Kheng and attended by ASEAN-BAC and Joint Business Councils (JBCs) members and staffers.&#8221;][tm_spacer size=&#8221;xs:15;lg:20&#8243;][tm_heading tag=&#8221;div&#8221; custom_google_font=&#8221;&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Poppins%3A300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; text_color=&#8221;custom&#8221; custom_text_color=&#8221;#222222&#8243; 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