Manila, Sept. 17 -- The Quezon City government is hosting an international forum that promotes healthier and more sustainable food systems, as part of the Partnership for Healthy Cities Food Policy Workshop.

In a news release Wednesday, the city government said delegates from Amman, Bandung, Colombo, Jakarta, Muscat, and Quezon City convened for the event, with technical guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Vital Strategies, a leading global public health organization.

The three-day event, set from Tuesday to Thursday, is part of the Partnership for Healthy Cities, a global network of 74 cities working to prevent noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Delegates to the event would s...