Honour Dr Wu Lien-Teh’s contributions


Dr.Wu (centre) with Tunku Abdul Rahman (left) and Tan Cheng Lock, taken in Ipoh in the late 50s.

TODAY would have been the 137th birthday of Dr Wu Lien-Teh (pix, centre).

Born in Penang in 1879, he was truly one of the greatest public health specialists and legends of the last century.

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