WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1992
FOR 1992/93, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL GET $1.4 BILLION, AN INCREASE OF $30 MILLION OVER THE REVISED ESTIMATE AND $149 MILLION OVER THE APPROVED ESTIMATE FOR LAST YEAR.
COUPLED WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUING EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE GREATER EFFICIENCY AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS, THIS AMOUNT WILL ENABLE TO IMPROVE PREVENTIVE AND PROMOTIVE SERVICES.
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IN THIS RESPECT, THE GOVERNMENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING PARTY ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SIGNALS A NEW ERA FOR PREVENTION OF DISEASES AND PARTICIPATORY CARE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS.
MRS WONG SAID GOOD GROUNDWORK HAD BEEN LAID.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH HAS KICKED OFF EARLIER THIS MONTH A PILOT SCHEME OF THE DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEM IN KWUN TONG ΤΟ PROVIDE BETTER INTEGRATED PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE SERVICES AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL; NEW CLINIC SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED; HEPATITIS-B VACCINATION PROGRAMME WILL BE EXPANDED TO COVER PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN; AND FUNDS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL CLINIC EQUIPMENT.
AND IN THE COMING YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT WILL FURTHER DEVELOP ITS HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMME AND MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEM, AND REVAMP THE EXISTING SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE.
ΤΟ MEET THE CHALLENGES OF REFORMS FOR BETTER SERVICES ΤΟ PATIENTS, AN ACADEMY OF MEDICINE WILL BE ESTABLISHED. A $10 MILLION SETTING-UP GRANT WILL BE SOUGHT IN DUE COURSE.
MRS WONG SAID ARRANGEMENTS WERE ALSO BEING MADE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A RANGE OF SUPPLEMENTARY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS, PROGRESSIVE CAMPAIGNS AGAINST SMOKING, AND OTHER MEASURES TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE.
то SEEK NEW SOURCES AND SPREAD COSTS MORE EQUITABLY, A COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM FEE AND WAIVER STRATEGY FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES.
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THE PUBLIC WOULD BE CONSULTED ON OPTIONS LATER THIS YEAR, SHE
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