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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1988

HE ALSO EXPECTED FAMILY MEDICINE, AFTER UNDERGOING A REVIEW EXERCISE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, TO PLAY A MORE IMPORTANT ROLE IN KEEPING PEOPLE OUT OF HOSPITALS,

INTO THREE LEVELS

ACCORDING TO DR CHIU,

PRIMARY,

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PREVENTIVE MEDICINE COULD BE DIVIDED SECONDARY AND TERTIARY, AND THE IDEAL

FORM WAS PRIMARY PREVENTION.

BY THAT, HE MEANT "THE AVOIDANCE OR REMOVAL OF THE CAUSE OF

DISEASE",

OPPORTUNISTIC PRIMARY EDUCATION, HE SAID.

PREVENTION LAY MAINLY

IN

HEALTHI

AND COURSE OF

THE GOVERNMENT HAD TWO IMPORTANT ROLES TO PLAY IN THAT ARRA TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE CAUSE, NATURE VARIOUS DISEASES, AND TO DEVELOP PUBLIC HEALTH.

THE POINTED OUT THAT SIGNIFICANT MATTERS EN INCLUDED CLEAN WATER, CLEAN AIR, AN ACCEPTABLE LIVING

HEALTH EDUCATION

ENVIRONMENT, A

BALANCED DIET. APPROPRIATE EXERCISE, GOOD SLEEP, HYGIENE, MENTAL HEALTH, IMMUNISATION, AND AVOIDANCE OF ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ADDICTION.

FR HOPED THAT HEALTH EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, AT PRESENT UNDERTAKEN BY THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WOULD BE FURTHER INTENSIFIED WHEN MORK RESOURCES BECAME AVAILABLE,

REFERRING TO INDUSTRIAL: HAZARDS, DR CHLU SAID THAT THERE WAS

STILL SCOPE FOR IMPROVING THE SITUATION BY WAY OF LEGISLATION.

HE CALLED FOR TRIPARTITE CO-OPERAT LON IN THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, INVOLVING THE GOVERNMENT, THE EMPLOYERS

AND EMPLOYEES.

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HE CONSIDERED IT IMPERATIVE FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO PLAY "A MORE AGGRESSIVE AND REGULATORY ROLE DY STEPPING UP ITS INSPECTIONS AND INCREASING THE PENALTY SO AS TO POLICE THE OBSERVANCE OF SAFETY STANDARDS IN HUNDREDS OF ESTABLISHMENTS.

THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALSO STRENGTHEN IT'S PUBLICITY AND - EDUCATION ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, EMPHASISING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF

BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES.

TURNING TO MEDICAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS, CHIU EXPRESSED CONCERN AT THE DIGH WASTAGE RATES OF DOCTORS GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED SECTORS, WHICH WERE NINE PER CENT AND 23 CENT RESPECTIVELY.

HE WAS WORRIED THAT MANY OF THE CURRENT 350 VACANCIES IN PUBLIC SECTOR WERF SENIOR POSTS WHICH COULD NOT BE EASILY FILLED.

DR

IN

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/DR CHIU