A Medical History of Hong Kong: The Development and Contributions of Outpatient Services

A Medical History of Hong Kong: The Development and Contributions of Outpatient Services
Moira M W Chan-yeung
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h229 x 152mm - 280pg
29 Oct 2021 HK
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9789882372207
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This book focuses on a seldom discussed topic despite its immeasurable impact on the health of the citizens and public health in Hong Kong--the development of outpatient medical services and their contributions. In the early 20th century, Chinese elite organized and operated a number of Chinese Public Dispensaries in Hong Kong and Kowloon, initially to reduce the prevalence of "dump bodies" on the streets during epidemics of smallpox or plague, and to determine the cause of death of these bodies. Later other services including domiciliary deliveries by trained midwives were added. The government founded similar clinics in the New Territories. After WWII, the government took over all the Chinese Public Dispensaries and operated them as general outpatient clinics. Over the years, more general clinics and special clinics were developed. These clinics helped improve the health indices of the population to those of the Western countries by the 1970s.
The insights of why health systems need to transform in response to changing needs and the dynamic environmental context is captured in the analyses of the evolution of ambulatory care.
Dr. Moira Chan-Yeung is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and Honorary Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong. This is her fifth book on history after her retirement.
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ISBN-13: 9789882372207
Published: 29 Oct 2021
Published In: Hong Kong
Imprint: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
Publisher: The Chinese University Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 666g
Pages: 280

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