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Mrs. Catherine SW Chan-Kwok Prize in Humanitarian Field Work

Posted 25/09/2015

  RegulationsIn memory of his late wife Mrs. Catherine SW Chan-Kwok, Dr. CHAN Chok-wan has donated HK$200,000 to the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical ...

Professional Development Programmes (PDPs) for Secondary School Teachers

Professional Development Programmes (PDPs) for Secondary School Teachers

Posted 10/09/2015

Programme Overview Asia-Pacific Region suffers the highest number of disasters across the globe. As Hong Kong is a key member in the region, both its public health and education sectors should play ...

Overseas Training Fellowship for Healthcare Professionals and NGO Training Fellowship for NGO Workers

Posted 11/08/2015

The first cohorts of Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) Overseas Training Fellowship for Healthcare Professionals and Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) ...

CCOUC Croucher Summer Course 2015

CCOUC Croucher Summer Course 2015

Posted 28/07/2015

Sponsored by the Croucher Foundation, the 2nd cohort of Croucher Summer Course on Research Methodology on Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response was organized on 13-17 July 2015 at The Chinese ...

CGH & CCOUC Lunchtime Lecture “Post-Earthquake Nepal: The Situation, Needs and Response Two Months On"

CGH & CCOUC Lunchtime Lecture “Post-Earthquake Nepal: The Situation, Needs and Response Two Months On"

Posted 08/07/2015

Two months after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, the CUHK Centre for Global Health and CCOUC jointly hosted a seminar on 30 June 2015 to discuss the humanitarian situation in Nepal ...

Capacity Building and Post-earthquake Assessment in Nepal by CCOUC Team

Capacity Building and Post-earthquake Assessment in Nepal by CCOUC Team

Posted 30/06/2015

  A 3-person CCOUC team led by Prof. Emily Ying Yang CHAN visited Nepal on 14-18 June 2015, extending CCOUC’s network to Oxford University Clinical Research Unit – Nepal (OUCRU-NP), engaging ...

Public Health Programme Implementation Manual and Training Protocol: Training Manual for Health and Disaster Preparedness in Rural China

Posted 18/05/2015

  Under the support of WZQCF and the generous sponsorship from Lee Hysan Foundation, CCOUC published the traditional Chinese version of Training Manual for Health and Disaster Preparedness in Rural ...

The 19th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine in South Africa

The 19th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine in South Africa

Posted 18/05/2015

  Three CCOUC members attended the 19th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WCDEM) in Cape Town of South Africa 21-24 April 2015. The biennial meeting is one of the major ...

CCOUC contacted Nepalese students to offer support in response to the devastating earthquake

Posted 30/04/2015

  The 7.8 magnitude earthquake which struck Nepal on 25 April 2015, with its epicenter in Lamjung district, 77 km northwest of the capital, Kathmandu, has affected at least 11 districts in the ...

International Workshop on “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030”

International Workshop on “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030”

Posted 23/03/2015

(Download full report here.)    Following the end of the United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai (the very major city struck by the 3/11 Great East Japan ...