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ANSO International Symposium – Lessons from and Insights on COVID-19

ANSO International Symposium – Lessons from and Insights on COVID-19

Posted 30/09/2020

Professor Emily Chan, a steering committee member of ANSO-DRR, and Mr C S Wong of CCOUC team attended the ANSO International Symposium – Lessons from and Insights on COVID-19 on 28 September 2020. ...

Sphere Webinar: From Ebola to COVID-19: Lessons learned from the DRC

Sphere Webinar: From Ebola to COVID-19: Lessons learned from the DRC

Posted 25/09/2020

CCOUC Assistant Director Mr Chi Shing Wong participated in the Sphere Webinar entitled “From Ebola to COVID-19: Lessons learned from the DRC” on 23 September 2020. It is part of a series of webinars ...

Contributing to World Health Organization Updated Global Guidance on COVID-19 Home Care

Contributing to World Health Organization Updated Global Guidance on COVID-19 Home Care

Posted 25/08/2020

On August 12, the World Health Organization updated the global guidance for home care for COVID-19 patients released in mid-March ...

WMO Climatological, Meteorological and Environmental Factors in the COVID-19 Pandemic Symposium

WMO Climatological, Meteorological and Environmental Factors in the COVID-19 Pandemic Symposium

Posted 25/08/2020

Prof Emily Chan and Mr C S Wong of CCOUC team joined a 3-day virtual Climatological, Meteorological and Environmental Factors in the COVID-19 Pandemic Symposium jointly organised by World ...

First Batch of CCOUC Humanitarian Scholarship Awardees

Posted 25/08/2020

Two CUHK medical students, Mr Tayyab Salim Shahzada and Miss Tiffany Sze Tung Sham, have been selected as the first batch of CCOUC Humanitarian Scholarship awardees for the year 2019/2020. ...

Homecare of Individuals with COVID-19

Homecare of Individuals with COVID-19

Posted 12/08/2020

Funded by World Health Organization, CCOUC is undertaking a research project on homecare of individuals with COVID-19. This 6-month research project aims to provide a rapid literature review on what ...

Research Opportunities for Medical Students

Research Opportunities for Medical Students

Posted 12/08/2020

CCOUC has been working with promising CUHK medical students to research on Health-EDRM. Mr Evan Shang, a 5th year CUHK medical student, has recently joined force with CCOUC colleagues to publish a ...

World Meteorological Organization Task Team for COVID-19

World Meteorological Organization Task Team for COVID-19

Posted 12/08/2020

CCOUC Director Prof Emily Chan was appointed a member of the World Meteorological Organization Task Team for COVID-19 of 15 international experts from 5 continents in July 2020. Two online meetings ...

PAHO Webinar: Disaster Risk Reduction in Indigenous Communities in the Americas in the Covid-19 Context

PAHO Webinar: Disaster Risk Reduction in Indigenous Communities in the Americas in the Covid-19 Context

Posted 12/08/2020

CCOUC Assistant Director Mr Chi Shing Wong joined the Webinar of Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) entitled Disaster Risk Reduction in Indigenous Communities in the Americas in the Covid-19 ...

2nd Asia Pacific Disaster Mental Health Network Meeting

Posted 22/07/2020

CCOUC Director Prof Emily Chan attended the 2nd meeting of the Asia Pacific Disaster Mental Health Network on 8 Jul 2020 via Zoom. In the meeting, there was discussion on the priority list and five ...