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Public health
Stories 【Acting together against Cov-19】Learning never stops: CUHK professors are here to gear you up!
While Prof David Hui and our Faculty of Medicine members are our respectable KOLs, professors from other disciplines have been offering other means of public education and support. Feel free to share with your friends and family if you find any of the info in this article useful!
Stories Harvard infectious disease expert Paul Farmer: An anthropological approach to medical advancement in the third world
Paul Farmer, who owns a Harvard MD and PhD in Anthropology, spent most of his life either at the prestigious institution, or Haiti. During his school days, he volunteered in Haiti, deeply shaken at the sight of extreme poverty. In 1987, Paul founded Partners In Health (PIH) with his friends, pioneering a community-based strategy to healthcare in the impoverished regions, bringing a cure to the AIDS-stricken Haitians.
Stories “SARS set me in motion”: Prof Johnson Wang’s southbound scholarly pursuit in public health
As Japanese anime tied Johnson in with Cantonese, so did the 2003 SARS epidemic lead him down the path of public health research.
Funded Projects Happy Muscle Happy Knees
Knee pain is too widespread an issue to ignore. The team is delivering an exercise programme which is easy to perform, simple to remember and suitable for all ages.
Funded Projects Broad Antimicrobial-resistance Service-learning & Intervention in the Community (BASIC)
The improper use and disposal of antimicrobial medicines could lead to a public health disaster. A student outreach team spread the message to the community via health check and drug collection services.