Sustainable health: an unprecedented international conference in Quebec

Paris | In December, Quebec will host an unprecedented international conference devoted to sustainable health, announced Bruno Marchand.

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“It’s a forum that we create of all kinds. It didn’t exist. The City of Quebec is positioning itself, in a very assertive and assertive manner, in sustainable health. Quebec wants to become a world leader in the field. Providing health is one of the things that cities can do,” said the mayor of Quebec on Thursday, on the eve of the end of his European mission.

The latter reiterated that he wanted the various municipal developments to be part of the perspective of encouraging active mobility which is capable of improving the physical and psychological health of the population.

The conference on December 3 will bring together municipal decision-makers, economic players, researchers and citizens. Among these actors, note the presence of Antoine Tesnière, general director of PariSanté Campus.

Impressed

Mr. Marchand visited ParisSanté Campus on Thursday morning, French time. He came away greatly impressed.

“PariSanté is the bringing together of public and private forces to innovate in health. France has decided to be the world leader in the contribution of digital technology to health. They have a clear ambition,” he explained, listing several “incredible” innovations in disease detection and treatments.

Denying having a career plan to become Minister of Health, the mayor said he wanted Quebec City to attract these “start-ups” and become their “gateway” to conquer the market in the Americas. .

The issue of culture

Thursday, later in the afternoon, the mayor participated in a conference of the International Association of French-speaking Mayors (AIMF) of which he is vice-president. Accompanied by the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, he spoke a lot about the cultural policy of his administration.

“We must reach the citizen where he is,” he recommended. In Quebec, we wondered how we were going to get citizens back into the theaters. Over time, there is a loss of interest among citizens towards performance halls and our venues are becoming empty. So our culture is crumbling. For me, the answer is very clear: We should not try to get them into the theaters. We must try to bring what is in the room outwards. Not that the rooms will no longer exist. They are very useful.”