putting up lines of defense against communicable diseases dr. lo wing-lok 5 march 2004
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Putting up lines of defense against communicable diseases
Dr. Lo Wing-lok
5 March 2004
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The lines of defense
1. The lines without: a. The Mainland
b. The rest of the world
2. Between the two: border and entry points
3. The lines within: a. The community
b. Primary care system
c. Hospital system
d. Public health system
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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
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The Mainland
• Intelligence exchange on communicable diseases:
a. Ministry of Health
b. Guangdong-Hongkong-Macao
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The rest of the world
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Border and entry points
•Temperature check•Health declaration•Mosquito-ovitraps at selected entry points•Import embargo
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The lines within:
The community
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The communitydefending itself
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The lines within: The Community
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The lines within: primary care
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The lines within: hospital system
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The public health system
Health Welfare and Food Bureau:• Department of Health• Food and Environmental Hygiene
Department• Agriculture, Fishery and Conservation
DepartmentEnvironment Transport and Works Bureau• Environmental Protection Department
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The public health system
• Setting up of a “Centre for Health Protection”
• Reorganization of the policy bureaus
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Thank you