2022 Welcome the Malaysian Minister of Health to Lexington Proclamation

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s µOgrrryC i � .? Tobin of lexington, .aggaCbU9ett!6 AM ��xrxGT SELECT BOARD OFFICE PROCLAMATION Whereas: the Town of Lexington and the rest of the world made joint efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic; and Whereas: the efforts of the Ministry of Health of Malaysia for its successful COVID-19 vaccination and the global recognition of Malaysia's healthcare system and services led to the appointment of the Malaysian Minister of Health, Khairy Jamaluddin as the Vice President of the 75`h World Health Assembly on May 30,2022; and Whereas: the Town of Lexington welcomes the Malaysian Minister of Health, Khairy Jamaluddin, and his delegation to Takeda, located in Lexington, MA on June 15, 2022, to understand and discuss the economic development efforts of Lexington as an expanding hub for Life Sciences in the Greater Boston region; and Whereas: the Ministry of Health of Malaysia wishes to develop a relationship between Malaysia and Greater Boston's rich life sciences ecosystem and envisions a strategic roadmap to transform Malaysia into a Life Science and Innovation hub of Southeast Asia; and Whereas: the Town of Lexington recognizes the benefits of cultural exchange as well as of sharing the experiences and lessons learned by the town's ever-expanding life science industry. NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE SELECT BOARD of the Town of Lexington,Massachusetts,do hereby proclaim that we welcome the Malaysian Minister of Health to our town and hope that this visit will provide him and his delegation an enhanced understanding of the possibilities for creating a life science hub in Malaysia and a first step for developing a strategic roadmap for achieving this vision. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have set our hands and caused the seal of Lexington to be affixed herewith on the 13th of June 2022. LI /. 11rZi _ _ - "" — JILL I. .CHAIR JOSEPH N.PATO V L� M a- SUZANNE E.BARRY DOUGLAS M.LUCIVNTE MARK D.SANDEEN