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Work Meetings with Health and Family Planning Commission of Sichuan Province, Chinese National Emergency Medical Team and Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction
Work Meetings with Health and Family Planning Commission of Sichuan Province, Chinese National Emergency Medical Team and Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction
A ten-member delegation from Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (HKAM) paid a visit to Sichuan and attended work meetings with Health and Family Planning Commission of Sichuan Province, Chinese National Emergency Medical Team members from Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital and West China Hospital of Sichuan University, and Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction (IDMR). The delegation consisted of the HKAM President Dr Donald Li, Vice President Professor Lau Chak-sing, Honorary Secretary Dr Lau Chor-chiu, President of Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine Dr Ho Hiu-fai, Vice President of Hong Kong College of Community Medicine Dr Thomas Tsang, HKAM CEO Mr Elmer Wan, Deputy CEO Mr Aaron Cheng, HKJCDPRI Director Dr Kevin Hung, Assistant Director Ms Eva Lam, and HKAM External Affairs Manager Ms Elsa Cheng.
The Chinese National Emergency Medical Team members from Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital and West China Hospital of Sichuan University were deployed to Nepal in response to the earthquake which hit the country on 25 April 2015. The aim of the visit was to understand more about the recent development of emergency medical response system in China and to work out collaboration plan in the area of training of emergency medical teams as well as the standardisation and certification of national and international emergency medical teams for disasters.
Members of China National Emergency Medical Team from Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital met the HKJCDPRI delegation.
Mobile surgical vehicle at the Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital which can be mobilised immediately to disaster affected areas.