MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1986
NEW SESSION FOR MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MDAC), UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, DR CHIU HIN-KWONG, OPENED ITS NEW SESSION TODAY (MONDAY).
OTHER NEW MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE INCLUDE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, DR HENRIETTA IP AND MR TAI CHIN-WAH, A LAWYER AND MEMBER OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS ADVISORY BOARD, MR PHILIP WONG, AND A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE, MR TIMOTHY W.H. HA.
MEMBERS DECIDED AT THE FIRST MEETING ON THE TENTATIVE ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION FOR THE 1986-87 SESSION. AMONG ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED ARE THE AUSTRALIAN CONSULTANCY REPORT ON THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES IN HOSPITALS, INFIRMARIES AND HEALTH SERVICE FOR THE ELDERLY, HEALTH EDUCATION, PROGRESS REPORT ON THE WORKING PARTY ON POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE.
MEMBERS ALSO DISCUSSED THE PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT AND ENDORSED THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIT AND THE HEALTH EDUCATION CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.
THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS SET UP IN 1978 AS A CENTRALISED ADVISORY AND RESOURCE UNIT ON HEALTH EDUCATION.
AMONG ITS MAJOR FUNCTIONS ARE:
* TO ADVISE, PLAN AND CO-ORDINATE AND ORGANISE
TERRITORY-WIDE, REGIONAL AND DISTRICT CAMPAIGNS}
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AND
TO ACT AS A CENTRE OF EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE OF ALL ASPECTS OF HEALTH EDUCATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE ENGAGED IN SUCH ACTIVITIES.
IT WAS PROPOSED THAT IN THE LIGHT OF THE INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HEALTH EDUCATION BY THE COMMUNITY, THE SERVICES OF THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT MAY NEED TO EXPAND AND TO DEVELOP GREATER EXPERTISE.
AMONG THE PROPOSALS FOR THE NEW DEVELOPMENT ARE AN EXPANDED STRUCTURE FOR THE CENTRAL ORGANISATION AND THE SETTING UP OF MORE REGIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH EDUCATION.
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