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CS visits DH's Elderly Health Centre and Maternal and Child Health Centre (with photos)
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     The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, visited the Elderly Health Centre (EHC) and Maternal and Child Health Centre (MCHC) under the Department of Health (DH) today (August 14) to learn more about their services for elders, infants, young children and women. He also met front-line staff of the department.
      
     Accompanied by the Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan, Mr Cheung started the visit from the Wan Chai Elderly Health Centre at Southorn Centre and received a briefing from officers on services provided by the Elderly Health Service, including clinical, outreach and public health services.
      
     Mr Cheung then toured facilities of the centre and was briefed about its services for the elderly, including health assessment, medical consultation, counselling, health education and allied health services. The DH provides primary health care services for the elderly aged 65 and above through its 18 EHCs.
      
     Mr Cheung pointed out that Hong Kong was facing an ageing population and thus provision of elderly health service would be particularly important. He was pleased to learn that the centres adopted a cross-disciplinary approach to provide primary health care for the elderly under a family medicine setting. The purpose is to help the elderly identify health risks and detect disease early for timely intervention with a view to promoting healthy ageing and improving the elderly's self-care ability.
      
     Mr Cheung then visited the Tang Chi Ngong Maternal and Child Health Centre at Tang Chi Ngong Specialist Clinic where he received briefings on various services provided by the 31 MCHCs under the DH. The services include child health services, maternal services, family planning service and Cervical Screening Programme.
      
     Mr Cheung commended the MCHCs for providing immunization vaccination services for infants and young children, as well as child health and developmental surveillance, including physical examination, growth and developmental monitoring as well as hearing and vision screening which had laid an important foundation for our next generation.
      
     During the visit, Mr Cheung also met with front-line officers to learn more about their daily work. He also encouraged them to keep up their professionalism and dedication to serve the public.
    
 
Ends/Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Issued at HKT 18:52
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The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, today (August 14) visited the Wan Chai Elderly Health Centre. Photo shows Mr Cheung (second right), accompanied by the Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan (third right), chatting with staff of the centre.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, today (August 14) visited the Wan Chai Elderly Health Centre. Photo shows Mr Cheung (first right), accompanied by the Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan (second right), receiving a briefing on the work of the Elderly Health Service.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (first left), today (August 14) visits the Wan Chai Elderly Health Centre and is briefed about the health assessment service provided by the centre for the elderly.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (second right), today (August 14) visits the Wan Chai Elderly Health Centre and is briefed about the retinal examination service provided by the centre for the elderly.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (centre), accompanied by the Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan (left), today (August 14) visits the Wan Chai Elderly Health Centre and is briefed about the physiotherapy service provided by the centre for the elderly.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (first left), today (August 14) visits the Wan Chai Elderly Health Centre and is briefed about the occupational therapy service provided by the centre for the elderly.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung (left), accompanied by the Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan (centre), today (August 14) visits the Wan Chai Elderly Health Centre and is briefed by an occupational therapist on a range of assistive devices for the elderly with different needs.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, today (August 14) visited Tang Chi Ngong Maternal and Child Health Centre. Photo shows Mr Cheung (right), accompanied by the Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan (centre), being briefed on the hearing screening service for newborns provided by the centre.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, today (August 14) visited Tang Chi Ngong Maternal and Child Health Centre. Photo shows Mr Cheung (first right) being briefed on the childhood immunisation service provided by the centre.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, today (August 14) visited the Tang Chi Ngong Maternal and Child Health Centre. Photo shows Mr Cheung (front row, left), accompanied by the Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan (front row, right), learning about the operation of the centre.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, today (August 14) visited the Tang Chi Ngong Maternal and Child Health Centre. Mr Cheung (back row, fifth right) is pictured with the Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan (back row, sixth left), and frontline officers.