https://www.scmp.com/rss/510703/feed Emily Ma is an assistant researcher in health care and social development at the Our Hong Kong Foundation. She graduated with a BA in psychology, and is a magna cum laude and Engaged Scholarship Award recipient at Brown University, US, where she is also pursuing a Master of Public Health. She is passionate about minority health research and mental well-being. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Kwai Chung Estate lockdown has been in the media spotlight, not only because of the large number of Covid-19 cases related to a cluster at the estate, but also because of residents’ complaints about lockdown and testing conditions: poor waste disposal, the lack of crowd control at testing stations and so on. As the authorities rush to address these grievances, we must remember that Band-Aid solutions are not enough. Instead, the policymaking process should be improved to involve thorough... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3165786/improve-hong-kongs-primary-health-care-get-hongkongers-involved?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3165786/improve-hong-kongs-primary-health-care-get-hongkongers-involved?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:15:23 +0000 As Hong Kong anticipates the announcement of a government blueprint for primary health care development, with public consultation set to open later this year, Baptist University has recently been appointed operator of the Chinese Medicine Hospital project, to be completed by 2025. What are the implications of this project on primary health care development in Hong Kong? Inpatient care in Chinese medicine is a new concept to many, and the new hospital aims to function rather differently from a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3147218/how-chinese-medicine-hospital-can-strengthen-tcm-integration-hong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3147218/how-chinese-medicine-hospital-can-strengthen-tcm-integration-hong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Sep 2021 22:45:20 +0000