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| The School of Public Health and Primary Care held an international conference on HIV research in China | |||
The International Conference on Interdisciplinary HIV/STD Research in China was held from March 25 to March 27, 2011 at Guangzhou in China.
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| Consultancy for the U.K. Government and Global Fund Projects on HIV Prevention in China | |||
Professor Joseph Lau, Associate Director of the School and Head of the Division of Health Improvement was invited by the Department of International Development (DFID) to serve as one of the three international external consultants for the Project Completion Review of the 2007-2011 HIV Project which was supported the DFID and the Global Fund Round Four.
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| Inauguration Ceremony of CCOU Centre for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response | |||
The Inauguration Ceremony of CERT-CUHK-Oxford University Centre for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) was held on 19 April 2011 at Cho Yiu Conference Hall, University Administration Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). It was organized by the School of Public Health and Primary Care (SPHPC), CUHK as part of the celebration activities of the 10th Anniversary of SPHPC and the 30th Anniversary of CUHK Faculty of Medicine. Over 200 local and international guests witnessed this historic milestone in the history of Public Health in Hong Kong.
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| Research Highlights (June 2010 - April 2011) | |||
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Total number of published papers in Jun 2010 – Apr 2011: 122; * Number of published papers highlighted with impact factor 5.0 & above OR top 10% in the category: 20 | |||
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| Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Centre of Research and Promotion of Women's Health and the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day – A Symposium Focuses on Women's Health | |||
The Centre of Research and Promotion of Women's Health (CRPWH) of the CUHK
School of Public Health and Primary Care (SPHPC) organized its 10th Anniversary
Symposium on "Women's Health through the Life Cycle: the Asia Perspectives" on
2-3 March 2011 at SPHPC Shaw Auditorium, Prince of Wales
Hospital.
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| High Risk and Low Service Coverage among Male Clients of Female Sex Workers in Hong Kong CUHK Suggests Improving of HIV Prevention Services | |||
December 1st is World AIDS Day. To highlight the continuing efforts to prevent this potentially devastating disease, we published results from a study from the Centre for Health Behaviours Research of the School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Sponsored by the Hong Kong AIDS Trust Fund, the Centre conducted a series of behavioural surveillance surveys targeting male clients of female sex workers (MCFSWs) in Hong Kong. The finding indicated that though the proportion of male Hong Kong adults having patronized female sex workers in the last 6 months decreased from 14% in 1998 to 9% in 2010 (see Table 1), there were around 190,000 projected number of male who were currently patronizing female sex workers based on the mid-2010 census data. This finding came from a series of nine territory-wide random telephone surveys, which successfully interviewed 17,328 Hong Kong Chinese male residents of age 18 to 60. The overall response rate was close to 60%.
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| Health Talk Highlights: Prevention on Joint Ageing | |||
The CUHK Centre of Research and Promotion of Women's Health (CRPWH) of the School of Public Health and Primary Care organised a health talk on 'Prevention on Joint Ageing' on August 28, 2010. We were very honored to have invited Dr LAU Pui Yau from the United Christian Hospital to share a topic on 'Knowing about Joint Ageing', and Mr Dominic LO, physiotherapist of CUHK Jockey Club Centre for Osteoporosis Care and Control to show specific exercises for joint health. Participants practiced the exercises with great enthusiasm. Most participants indicated that they enjoyed the talk and leant useful skills for healthy joints. | |||
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| The Millennium Development Goals: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead "Can We Achieve MDGs by 2015?" | |||
The Public Health Humanitarian Initiative (PHHI) and the Asia-Pacific Collaboration for Child and Adolescent Public Health (APCCAPH) within the School of Public Health and Primary Care (SPHPC) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) jointly presented the Health and Medical Humanitarian Assistances Lecture Series on 'The Millennium Development Goals: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead' by Dr Chok-wan CHAN, President of International Paediatric Association (IPA) and Advisor on Child and Adolescent Health of World Health Organization (WHO) on 21 June 2010.
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| Unforgettable Experience in Oxford | |||
I am most grateful to CNOOC Grant and the School of Public
Health and Primary Care for providing me a valuable opportunity to visit and
stay at the University of Oxford in summer 2010. I benefited a lot from my stay
in Oxford, not only from the inspirational lectures I attended, but also the
chance of getting to know so many talented professors and peers, who were
passionate about their research and were eager to share ideas and experiences
with others, as well as being exposed to the western culture which I found
amazing.
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| Won "Global Scholarship Programme for Research Excellence - CNOOC Grants for 2010-11" | |||
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Five of our PhD students have been selected to
receive an award under the Global Scholarship Programme for Research Excellence
– CNOOC Grants for 2010-11.
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| Teachers of the Years Awards 2009/10 | |||
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Professor Martin WONG, Associate Professor of School of
Public Health and Primary Care (SPHPC) and Professor Emily CHAN, Assistant
Professor of SPHPC, have been awarded the Teachers of the Year
2009/10.
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