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Hong Kong has about 1.9 doctors per 1000 people, which is the same ratio as in Taiwan. [10] Of the over 14,600 doctors in Hong Kong, about 60% work in private practice and the remaining 40% work in the public service. [11] The majority of doctors in Hong Kong, graduated from one of the 2 local medical schools.
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The Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff (Chinese: 香港護士協會) is one of the largest medical unions in Hong Kong. [9] The AHKNS was founded in 1977 and adopted its present name in 2007. According to its statistics, the AHKNS is the largest nursing union in Hong Kong, representing more than 60% of the city's nurses.
This changed with reforms to Hong Kong's healthcare system in the late 1980s. In October 1987, Governor David Wilson officially announced the government's intention to establish a new, semi-independent Hospital Authority , which would be administered by a new Hospital Services Department (HSD). [ 1 ]
Medical schools in Hong Kong (1 C, 4 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Medical and health organisations based in Hong Kong" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
In 1994, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong passed the Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Ordinance. All residential care facilities (except nursing home, which is monitored by the Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Maternity Homes Registration Ordinance) must be licensed to legitimate their operation under the ordinance.
Medical and health organisations based in Hong Kong (6 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Healthcare in Hong Kong" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
[2] [obsolete source] Because of its early health education, professional health services, and well-developed health care and medication system, Hongkongers enjoy a life expectancy of 88 for females and 83 for men, [3] which is the highest in the world, and an infant mortality rate of 1.169 deaths per 1,000 births, the lowest in the world.