Main Healthcare Commission arranges World Family Doctor Day occasion and commendation event (with images)
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In assistance of the World Family Doctor Day, the Primary Healthcare Commission (PHC Commission) under the Health Bureau (HHB) and the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians (HKCFP) collectively arranged the World Family Doctor Day Carnival 2026 occasion for 2 successive days (May 16 and 17) at the Central Atrium, Olympian City 2, Kowloon, with a goal to promote the principle of “Family Doctor for All” and services under the Primary Healthcare Co-care Network to members of the general public. The PHC Commission likewise held a commendation event today to acknowledge the contributions of 30 family practitioner who have actually actively taken part in the Co-care Network to advance main health care advancement.
Officiating at the commendation event today, the Acting Secretary for Health, Dr Cecilia Fan, stated, “This year’s World Family Doctor Day is themed ‘Compassionate Care in a Digital World’. Leveraging the opportunities brought by the rapid advancement of technology, we hope family doctors, members of the public and community stakeholders can jointly make good use of digital technology and AI, driving technology to serve as a key force in strengthening the doctor-patient relationship and building a healthy life together.”
Dr Fan likewise said that the Government has actually released the Co-care Network. People can utilize the District Health Centres/District Health Centre Expresses (jointly described as DHCs) throughout all 18 districts in Hong Kong as the service entry point, and couple with a family practitioner of their own option. Identified by people’ individual health conditions and threats, they can get a series of preventive services, along with screening and management services for high-risk illness. Under the Co-care Network, family physician, along with cross-disciplinary main health care company, will provide constant and thorough health care services to the people at various phases of their life.
At the commendation event, Dr Fan provided certificates of gratitude to family practitioner who have actually actively taken part in the services under the Co-care Network, in acknowledgment of their efforts and important contributions in helping people to avoid and handle persistent illness, advancing main health care advancement in Hong Kong, and promoting neighborhood health.
This year’s World Family Doctor Day occasion in Hong Kong was transferred to the neighborhood and kept in the type of a carnival. Through taking part in unwinded and fascinating activities, members of the general public might even more comprehend the function of family physician, the current advancements in main health care in Hong Kong, and the services supplied under the Co-care Network and by the DHCs. Activities of the carnival likewise consisted of complimentary medical examination services (such as body structure analysis) and health talks on persistent illness (consisting of diabetes, high blood pressure and liver disease B). Interactive forecast setups were likewise included at the location, enabling people to experience first-hand the application of digital innovation in physiotherapy and rehab.
The Commissioner for Primary Healthcare of the HHB, Dr Pang Fei-chau; Vice-President of the HKCFP Dr Lau Ho-lim; Assistant Director of Health Dr Jackie Leung; and the Chief Manager (Primary and Community Services) of the Hospital Authority, Dr Maria Leung, likewise went to the carnival occasion and commendation event today.
The DHCs throughout all 18 districts in Hong Kong will continue to arrange a series of neighborhood activities concentrating on family physician this month, intending to motivate more residents to register as DHC members, couple with family physician to develop a long-lasting doctor-patient relationship with shared trust, and take part in services under the Co-care Network, with a view to attaining the objectives of prevention-oriented and “early identification and early treatment”