Health Economics

Suzanne Ho: 'With my faith in God, I can be at peace', says health professional

9 Oct 2012

Suzanne Ho Chan Sut-ying, Emeritus Professor of public health and primary care at the Chinese University (CUHK), has dedicated her career to the study of women's health and helping women achieve...

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How we do like to be beside the seaside

17 Jul 2012

Making a choice between a home in Mid-Levels or the south side? Findings from a new study might help sway your decision.

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Hospital off to a healthy start

2 Jul 2012

A few dozen patients who sought treatment at the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen hospital yesterday were turned away on the clinic's first-day trial.

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New health chief's prescription

29 Jun 2012

Incoming health minister Dr Ko Wing-man says the new government should continue a wide range of medical policies introduced by its predecessor, including the unpopular health insurance scheme, the...

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Our duty to care for the elderly can be an opportunity for growth

9 Jun 2012

Oscar Wilde said that the tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young. I belong to the baby-boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1965, that helped create an era of...

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Hospital Authority has taken steps to entice staff to stay, ensure quality care

8 Jun 2012

I refer to the letter by Wong Wing-sze ('Hospital exodus threat to patients', May 30).

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Whistle-blowing vital in a democracy

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Hu Shuli

China's reform blueprint must address key challenges

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Doubts on cover for high-risk patients

About 10 per cent of people who join the government's planned health insurance scheme will be ranked as high-risk, actuarial calculations show, leading lawmakers to cast doubt on the financial...

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Contest for private hospitals heats up

A global health care company that runs 590 private clinics in the city is joining the fight to develop two new private hospitals.

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Doubt cast on health insurance plan

The administration should set aside its proposed voluntary health insurance scheme because it is being rushed through without enough debate and the new government may simply reject it anyway, a...

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Strained public hospitals need help, says specialist

The incoming government needs to tackle the manpower shortage and long waiting times for specialist services at public hospitals, says a hotly tipped candidate for the next health minister.

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Holistic care facility offers 'third choice'

Haven of Hope Christian Services' board is discussing a plan to build a HK$1 billion holistic care complex, the group's chief executive says.

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See big picture on public health care

Our public hospital system is far from broken, but it could easily get that way without health care reform. Chronic shortages of medical staff, the increasing pressures of an ageing population and...

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