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Putting up lines of defense against communicable diseases

Dr. Lo Wing-lok discusses strategies to combat communicable diseases, focusing on defense lines such as border controls, community involvement, the healthcare system, and public health agencies. Learn about measures taken within Hong Kong and with Mainland China to prevent the spread of diseases.

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Putting up lines of defense against communicable diseases

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  1. Putting up lines of defense against communicable diseases Dr. Lo Wing-lok 5 March 2004

  2. The lines of defense • The lines without: a. The Mainland b. The rest of the world • Between the two: border and entry points • The lines within: a. The community b. Primary care system c. Hospital system d. Public health system

  3. The Mainland • An average of over 200,000 people crossing the border every day • Major supplier of food and water • “One country two systems”: “River water not to encroach on well water” = ‘river’ not talking well enough to ‘well’ and vice versa

  4. The Mainland • Intelligence exchange on communicable diseases: a. Ministry of Health b. Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao

  5. The rest of the world

  6. Border and entry points • Temperature check • Health declaration • Mosquito-ovitraps at • selected entry points • Import embargo

  7. The lines within: The community

  8. The community defending itself

  9. The lines within: The Community

  10. The lines within: primary care

  11. The lines within: hospital system

  12. The public health system Health Welfare and Food Bureau: • Department of Health • Food and Environmental Hygiene Department • Agriculture, Fishery and Conservation Department Environment Transport and Works Bureau • Environmental Protection Department

  13. The public health system • Setting up of a “Centre for Health Protection” • Reorganization of the policy bureaus

  14. Thank you

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