The event allowed three student volunteer teams, which were funded by the I·CARE Social Service Projects Scheme, to share their learning from the services carried out in Southeast Asia which aimed to promote public health and improve medical conditions, as well as the challenges that they met. Dr. Kevin Hung, Assistant Professor of the Accident and Emergency Medicine Academic Unit of Faculty of Medicine, was also invited to serve as guest moderator of the event.

The three teams included Medical Outreachers, Pathfinder and Project Little Dream.  Medical Outreachers talked about the health screening that they made for 260 households in a village in Nepal to promote wellness; Pathfinder shared how they had motivated a primary school in Cambodia to implement long-term health education; and Project Little Dream explained how they performed eye check-ups for the elderly living in rural Cambodia and referred 50 of them to undergo cataract surgeries at the eye hospitals in town.

Guided by Dr. Kevin Hung, the event participants had an in-depth discussion on the real needs of the service recipients and gained much inspiration on the ways to improve volunteering.  Dr. Hung also gave a personal sharing of his nine-month voluntary services in Tanzania as a doctor.  He reminded participants to respect local cultures and be flexible when providing services in developing countries.

For more information of the I·CARE Social Service Projects Scheme and application for funds, please click here.  If there is any enquiry, please contact Mr. Chan of this Centre at 3943 3714 or email to sunchan@cuhk.edu.hk.