A study led by researchers from CU Medicine CUHK JC School of Public Health and Primary Care and HKU Medicine revealed that the oral antiviral agent strategy can reduce #COVID19 inpatients’ risk of death by 76%. bit.ly/3fMKUyg 📖The Lancet Reg Health-West Pacific: bit.ly/3CzfQeD

14 researchers from CUHK JC School of Public Health and Primary Care are among the world's top 2% scientists in 2021. The list was prepared with #Scopus data provided by #Elsevier BV. We congratulate these members of JCSPHPC for their work and commitment towards excellent research. Full list: elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchx…

🖥💉Prof. Maggie Haitian Wang's research project of real-time evaluation of #COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness is in discussion to be adopted by Singapore authorities to inform policy decision making. More: bit.ly/3NxrnyS CUHK Medicine

On 31/5 #WorldNoTobaccoDay, Prof. Hein Min Tun of JCSPHPC appeals for joined efforts to create tobacco-free environments for children and strongly urges women to quit smoking early before #pregnancy. Check out the team’s ongoing research of #smoking and childhood #obesity👇🏻

Prof. Orkan Okan of TUM School of Medicine and Health, TU München, will present key findings from child, adolescent, and school #healthliteracy studies conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Health Literacy. #RegisterNow: cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.p…

Our HK #Phd #Fellowship Scheme Summer Workshop has extended the registration deadline to 𝟵 𝗝𝘂𝗻, 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆! Selected participants may receive travel and accommodation subsidies. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘄: cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.p… #CUHK #scholarship #doctoralstudies

HK wants to speed up provision of effective and cheaper new drugs and devices for the critically ill with HK$3 billion saved from its proposed healthcare service fees reform. Will it work and how? Read Dr. Hong Fung’s latest column (in Chi): sphpc.cuhk.edu.hk/category/news-…

Our warmest congratulations to Mr. Siyu Chen, #PhD candidate in Public Health, for winning the Reaching Out #Award provided by the HKSAR Government #Scholarship Fund for his four-month visit in Yale University . Read his story: lnkd.in/gqHDajb9 #CUHK #International #AI #chatbot #HIV

SPHPC Thematic Research Seminar Series in May was honored to welcome Prof. Don Nutbeam from the University of Sydney, who shared insights on the evolution of #healthliteracy and explored the potential role of AI in the future. Who will speak in June? 👉cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.p…

#RegisterNow to join the International Conference on Healthy Lifestyle by the Jockey Club WeWATCH Healthy Lifestyle Project - the first #LifestyleMedicine initiative of its kind in Hong Kong. Details and Registration: jcwewatch-conference.com/registration #CUHK #PublicHealth #PrimaryCare

Public Health Matters | 70% of 200 refugees and asylum seekers in HK interviewed by Prof Dong Dong's research team, screened positive for psychological distress. On 6.20 #WorldRefugeeDay, the team calls for equal access to education and employment for children of refugees.

📣𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘄 | The Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, JCSPHPC, is hosting a “Health Technology Assessment: Roles, Methods and Challenges” workshop in July and August 2025. Check out the course details and grab your seat now! hspr.cuhk.edu.hk/newsarticle/28…

We are proud to host 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 #𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 ! Stay tuned for more updates of the 3-day Conference in #CUHK. Learn more: icmap2025.hk

Join us this July for a seminar with 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗼 𝗥𝗘𝗡 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗛𝗞𝗨 on how city design can affect health in hot, dense urban areas like HK. Register now: bit.ly/46mFemT #CUHK #PublicHealth #PrimaryCare #HeatResilience

Prof. Eng-kiong Yeoh told RTHK that cultural sensitivity is key to reaching South Asian communities in HK healthcare. JCSATH enters Phase 2 with training across all 18 districts—advancing inclusive care for 2,000+ users. 🎙 Full interview (Cantonese): lnkd.in/giYm3Yb2

The Jockey Club We WATCH Healthy Lifestyle Project is a public health initiative aiming to support middle-aged individuals in adopting #LifestyleMedicine, which uses evidence-based, therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary way to prevent, treat and manage chronic diseases

30+ #primarycare scholars from leading unis across #AsiaPacific gathered at JCSPHPC for the Asia Pacific Academic Primary Care Group (AAPCG) annual meeting 2025. Event highlighted keynote speeches from University of Oxford and Cambridge University professors and more: sphpc.cuhk.edu.hk/post/asia-paci…

REGISTER NOW to hear Prof. Daniel Wikler from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to talk about #PopulationLevelBioethics, an increasingly important dimension of bioethics in our current era marked by politicised anti-science sentiment and widespread disinformation: lnkd.in/g-Zaae2x

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 | An official estimate of 410,000 HKers were infected with hepatitis B and about half were in their prime age of 35 to 54 years. On #WorldHepatitisDay, let’s see what is the most cost-effective screening approach JCSPHPC scholars found:

30 years in medicine and still driving change. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗴 reflects on hospital overcrowding, frontline pressure, and why healthcare reform must never stop. 🎧 sphpc.cuhk.edu.hk/category/news-… #CUHK #PublicHealth #PrimaryCare #HealthcareSystem #HealthcareReform