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HealthyHK - Public Health Information and Statistics of …

(Just Now) WebFocus. Hong Kong population has gradually increased from 3.17 million in 1961 to 7.35 million in 2022. Life expectancy - In 2022, the life expectancy at birth of male was 80.7 years while that of female was 86.8 years. Six types of non-communicable diseases, namely, …

https://www.healthyhk.gov.hk/phisweb/en/

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Hong Kong’s biggest health crisis in 25 years: why did city stumble

(Just Now) WebPublic health sector veteran Dr Leung Pak-yin, who was chief executive of the Hospital Authority from 2010 to 2019, said Hong Kong was slow to change tactics when the new variant showed up.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3181955/hong-kongs-biggest-health-crisis-25-years-why-did

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Hong Kong public health challenges in 2023: from the lifting of …

(2 days ago) WebHong Kong sought to return to a state of normality in 2023 after three years of Covid-19, with authorities aiming to restore the city’s pre-pandemic status as an economic and international hub.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3246833/hong-kong-public-health-challenges-2023-lifting-covid-measures-rise-suicides-among-students

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From Crisis to Insight: Navigating Public Health Challenges

(Just Now) WebThis article critically examines the experience of Hong Kong (HK) with the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the urgent need for effective public health responses in an aging society. As one of the world’s fastest aging societies, Hong Kong’s vulnerability to the consequences of pandemics is particularly pronounced due to low birth rates and high …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11524-023-00760-9

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Monitoring socioeconomic inequalities in health in Hong Kong: …

(3 days ago) WebAs mentioned above, addressing health inequality has rarely been a priority issue of the policy agenda in Hong Kong. Despite the existence of general social welfare schemes (e.g., the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance, Working Family Allowance), policymakers in Hong Kong tend to adopt a fragmented approach to tackling social and health issues.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(22)00251-6/fulltext

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Health Facts of Hong Kong 2022 Edition - Department of Health

(9 days ago) WebHealth Facts of Hong Kong Type of Professional 2022 Edition Population and Vital Statistics for 2021 Land Area (Sq. km) 1 113.8 Mid-year 7Population ('000) 413.1 Public expenditure on health covera amount (HK$ million) 120,596 by HA might have been reduced when compared with

https://www.dh.gov.hk/english/statistics/statistics_hs/files/2022.pdf

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‘No light at the end’: How Hong Kong’s Covid response went so …

(9 days ago) WebHong Kong turns public housing into Covid quarantine facilities as it battles Omicron surge Read more Health workers and residents who spent two years after strict Covid controls are now asking

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/18/no-light-at-the-end-how-hong-kongs-covid-response-went-so-wrong

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Hot Topics: Hong Kong’s public health care system on the brink

(Just Now) WebHong Kong’s medical staff have been overwhelmed by the city’s surging number of Covid-19 infections, with public hospitals so swamped that one health care worker must tend to nearly 20

https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3167468/hot-topics-amid-fifth-wave-hong-kongs-public-health-care

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From SARS to COVID-19: the role of experience and experts in …

(Just Now) WebTo understand how science advice was offered and how public health decisions were made, this research investigates the evolution of Hong Kong’s science advisory mechanisms for public health from

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-022-01467-z

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HONG KONG’S HEALTH SYSTEM IS YET TO BECOME FIT-FOR …

(1 days ago) Web2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HONG KONG’S HEALTH SYSTEM IS YET TO BECOME FIT-FOR-PURPOSE In 2018, Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF) published the policy paper Fit for Purpose: A Health System for the 21st Century and recommended system-level transformations that would best equip Hong Kong’s health system for meeting 21st …

https://www.ourhkfoundation.org.hk/sites/default/files/media/pdf/20211214_OHKF_Health_Finance_Research_Report_E_exsum.pdf

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What Hong Kong’s Urban Poor Can Tell Us About Climate …

(5 days ago) WebWhile dengue fever is not endemic in Hong Kong, a local outbreak in 2018 with a total of 29 recorded cases was enough to cause alarm among the city’s public health experts. “Dengue infection

https://thediplomat.com/2021/11/what-hong-kongs-urban-poor-can-tell-us-about-climate-changes-toll-on-public-health/

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Hong Kong Fact Sheets - Public Health - 香港政府一站通

(9 days ago) WebHONG KONG : THE FACTS Public Health Hong Kong’s population of about 7.32 million at year-end 2015 is provided with a comprehensive range of medical Students found to have problems will be referred to a special assessment centre or appropriate specialists for further management. The Adolescent Health Programme

https://www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/factsheets/docs/public_health.pdf

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LCQ2: Leveraging smart healthcare to improve public healthcare …

(4 days ago) WebIt is positioned as the public health portal of Hong Kong for promoting primary healthcare development and encouraging the public to more proactively manage their health. The "eHealth App" will disseminate personalised public health information to users and users can also access some of their key electronic health records in public and private

https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202204/06/P2022040600401.htm

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Healthcare Service in Hong Kong and its Challenges - OpenEdition …

(5 days ago) WebThe Hong Kong Special Administrative Region combines a British colonial history within a Chinese cultural context and offers its population a dual system with a comprehensive and efficient public health care system in tandem with private hospitals and practitioners. Multiple challenges are looming: increasing demand for health services due to an aging …

https://journals.openedition.org/chinaperspectives/7118

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Centre for Health Protection - Health Topics

(7 days ago) WebHealth Topics. Communicable Diseases. Non-Communicable Diseases and Healthy Living. Healthy Life Course. Organ Donation. Travel Health. Health and Hygiene. Antimicrobial Resistance. Poisoning.

https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/healthtopics/submenu/index.html

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Climate Change and Public Health: Solving Hong Kong’s …

(7 days ago) WebIn fact, they do impact our everyday lives, albeit subtly. The Everyday Effects of Climate Change on Hong Kong Public Health. In Hong Kong, for every increase of 1C above 29C, hospitalisation rate increases by almost 5% and mortality by almost 2% – which amounts to approximately 1,000 more deaths per year.

https://civic-exchange.org/climate-change-and-public-health-solving-hong-kongs-healthcare-crisis/

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals: Latest News and Updates

(3 days ago) Web16 Apr 2024 - 11:30AM. Latest news and updates on health care and hospitals in Hong Kong, including medical issues, the impact of the city's ageing population, coronavirus pandemic and seasonal

https://www.scmp.com/topics/hong-kong-health-care-and-hospitals

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Overview of the health care system in Hong Kong and its refe

(4 days ago) Web1. Introduction. Hong Kong (HK) has been determined to be one of the healthiest places in the world. 1 Because of its early health education, professional health services, and well-developed health care and medication system, residents of Hong Kong enjoy a life expectancy of 85.9 years for women and 80 years for men. 2 The combined male/female …

https://journals.lww.com/jcma/Fulltext/2015/10000/Overview_of_the_health_care_system_in_Hong_Kong.2.aspx

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Public health issues in Hong Kong and China - PMC

(3 days ago) WebArticles from Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health are provided here courtesy of BMJ Publishing Group

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1756849/

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Public health issues in Hong Kong and China - PubMed

(1 days ago) WebPublic health issues in Hong Kong and China. Public health issues in Hong Kong and China J Epidemiol Community Health. 1999 Mar;53(3):130-1. doi: 10.1136/jech.53.3.130. Author S H Lee. PMID: 10396487 PMCID: PMC1756849 DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.3.130 No abstract available. Publication types

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10396487/

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Opinion A solution to Hong Kong’s public health crisis is in the

(7 days ago) WebHong Kong’s health care service has been facing an ongoing manpower shortage. No doubt this has been a factor in recurring serious medical blunders , as well as conflicts between medical staff

https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/3002642/solution-hong-kongs-public-health-crisis-hands

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We should not be expected to pretend that press freedom in …

(2 days ago) WebTwo decades ago Hong Kong was right up there among the respectable countries to which one might wish to emigrate, at number 18. In 2023 it was number 140 out of 180 countries covered. This year it

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/we-should-not-be-expected-to-pretend-that-press-freedom-in-hong-kong-has-survived-recent-changes-intact/ar-BB1mtxjB

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Hong Kong Issues 2024’s First Red Storm Signal Amid Flooding

(3 days ago) WebHong Kong issued its first red rainstorm warning of the year on Saturday as downpours caused flooding in areas of the territory, shutting roads and disrupting public transportation.. The Hong Kong

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-04/hong-kong-issues-first-red-storm-signal-of-year-as-roads-flood

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