https://www.scmp.com/rss/509756/feed Tony Ko Pat-sing is chief executive of the Hospital Authority. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill, and the Hong Kong Hospital Authority was no exception. Despite facing unprecedented and daunting challenges, the Hospital Authority has been striving to fight Covid-19, while enhancing services and improving the sustainability of public healthcare at the same time. The Hospital Authority Board’s task group on sustainability suggested different strategies with a focus on increasing services through human capital, hospital development plans... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3220594/post-covid-public-healthcare-hong-kong-must-go-beyond-return-normality?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3220594/post-covid-public-healthcare-hong-kong-must-go-beyond-return-normality?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 May 2023 00:15:09 +0000 Throughout its 30-year history, Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has faced profound issues, from escalating demand for its service due to the growing and ageing population to an increasing number of patients with chronic diseases. The latest government projections indicate Hong Kong’s population will rise from 7.5 million in 2020 to more than 8 million in 2034. Meanwhile, the number of patients with chronic diseases will increase from 2 million, at the end of 2019, to 3 million, by the end of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3132081/how-smart-care-and-smart-hospitals-can-ease-hong-kongs-health?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3132081/how-smart-care-and-smart-hospitals-can-ease-hong-kongs-health?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 May 2021 01:15:13 +0000