WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1990
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1991 WILL BE LANDMARK YEAR IN HEALTH FIELD
NEXT
FIELD, WITH THE INTEGRATION OF
YEAR WILL BE A LANDMARK YEAR IN THE HEALTH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, PUBLIC AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS INTO THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, AND NEW INITIATIVES FROM THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORKING PARTY, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HEALTH OF OUR **THESE ARK ALL INVESTMENTS IN THE LONG-TERM
CHANGES INVOLVED A COMMUNITY," HE SAID, ADDING THAT SOME OF THESE FUNDAMENTAL RE-BUILDING OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH SYSTEM.
ΤΟ
"BUT
IF WE CAN MEET THE CHALLENGE, WE WILL SOON SEE AN END CAMP-BEDS, TO LONG QUEUES AT CLINICS AND TO MANY OTHER UNSATISFACTORY
|| HE SAID. FEATURES OF OUR PRESENT SYSTEM,
DISTRICT- HOSPITAL MEDICAL TRAINING,
HE SAID BY THE YEAR 2000, THERE WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE, BASED HOSPITALS RUN EFFICIENTLY AND COST-EFFECTIVELY BY THE AUTHORITY; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF SPECIALISED MORE EXTENSIVE USE OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE, AND A WIDER CHOICE OF THEY COULD HIGHER QUALITY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR ALL PEOPLE AT PRICES AFFORD.
SIR DAVID SAID THE 1990S WOULD ALSO SEE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS MEDICAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES.
IN
ACHIEVEMENTS IN PROVIDING
"WE CAN ALREADY BE PROUD OF OUR VIRTUALLY FREE MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES TO ALL.
IN "HONG KONG PEOPLE LIVE LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES THAN PEOPLE
OUR AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY IS 74 YEARS FOR MANY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. MEN AND 80 FOR WOMEN. THIS IS TWO YEARS LONGER THAN IN BITHER BRITAIN EXPECTATIONS HAVE OR THE USA. BUT, AS WITH HOUSING AND EDUCATION, RISEN IN LINE WITH GREATER PROSPERITY," THE GOVERNOR SAID.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE RATE OF PROGRESS IN MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE AND INTRODUCE TECHNOLOGY WAS SO RAPID THAT THERE WAS CONSTANT PRESSURE TO NEW FACILITIES AND TYPES OF TREATMENT.
THE
GOVERNOR
SAID NEW SERVICES
WERE
ENORMOUSLY
ALREADY THE AVERAGE COST OF PROVIDING A BED IN A GOVERNMENT WAS OVER $1,000 PER DAY AND, OF THIS, 97 PER CENT WAS TAXPAYER.
EXPENSIVE.
HOSPITAL
MET BY THE
"WE
NOT A
CAN BE PROUD THAT PROPER TREATMENT FOR THE SICK IS PRIVILEGE RESERVED FOR THE BETTER OFF.
SOPHISTICATED
INCREASINGLY WANT, ASSISTANCE'
"BUT WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MORE AND MORE TREATMENT, OR THE CHOICE OF SERVICE THAT PEOPLE UNLESS WE BEGIN TO MOVE AWAY FROM OUR TRADITIONAL 'PUBLIC APPROACH TO HOSPITAL CARE. IN-PATIENT IS IMPOVERISHED.
THIS HAS TENDED TO ASSUME THAT THE AVERAGE
/"IN THE
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