Secretary for Health and delegation start three-day visit in Shanghai (with photos)

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     The Secretary for Health, Professor Lo Chung-mau, and his delegation started a three-day visit in Shanghai today (June 9). They called on the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission and visited the Renji Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.
 
     The delegation paid a visit to the Renji Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine in the morning and met with the President and Deputy Party Secretary of the hospital, Mr Xia Qiang. They inspected the relevant healthcare services provided by the hospital, which is the largest liver transplant centre on the Mainland and the largest international paediatric liver transplant centre. The delegation then proceeded to tour the Huangpu District Dapuqiao Community Health Service Center to learn about the latest developments in Shanghai's strengthened tiered diagnosis for enhancing the capacity of community healthcare services.
 
     Professor Lo went on to meet with the Party Secretary and Director of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Mr Wen Daxiang, and briefed him on the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic in Hong Kong and the latest developments of various healthcare policies, including the Primary Healthcare Blueprint released last year that set out a range of development directions and strategies in strengthening the primary healthcare system of the city. Moreover, the two parties discussed and exchanged views on issues covering healthcare talent exchange and training between Hong Kong and Shanghai, development of Chinese medicine, and control and prevention of infectious diseases.

     Professor Lo said, "I, together with the health department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, shall continue to maintain close ties with the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, with a view to deepening exchanges and co-operation of the two places in the healthcare aspect."

     The delegation will continue its visit in Shanghai tomorrow (June 10).

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