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Health Research Symposium 2007 (with photo)
The Food and Health Bureau and its predecessors have invested in
applied and basic research for more than 10 years through a variety of
health-related funds with the aim of preventing and controlling diseases and
promoting a healthy lifestyle, noting that good health was the cornerstone of
social stability, economic productivity and general harmony and happiness.
The Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health), Ms Sandra Lee, made
these remarks at the opening of the Health Research Symposium 2007 today
(September 29).
To ensure that health care decisions were based on sound, locally
generated evidence, Ms Lee said the Government had established a variety of
health-related research funds, including the Health and Health Services
Research Fund, Health Care and Promotion Fund, as well as the Research Fund
for the Control of Infectious Diseases.
"Since 1993, these three funds have supported 520 research projects that
are worth over $272 million.
"The research that has been supported has been quite literally
life-changing and of enormous benefit to enhancing public health in Hong Kong.
Indeed, several studies supported by the bureau have gone on to be acclaimed
internationally by health experts," she added.
Entitled "Building bridges between research, practice and policy", the
symposium was attended by more than 500 participants. Three international
experts, Prof Martin Buxton and Dr Liam O'Toole from United Kingdom and Prof
R�mjean Landry from Canada, gave keynote speeches to highlight the overall
impact of health and health services research in the past decade focusing on
health gains, clinical effectiveness and improvements in service delivery and
quality.
In addition, 17 leading local researchers from a variety of scientific
and health-related disciplines, who had completed high-quality research
projects supported by funds administered by the bureau, shared their research
experience and outcomes at the symposium.
Awards were presented at the symposium in recognition of outstanding
studies that had set a benchmark for good research and assisted the
formulation of health policies. The awards included "The Most Promising Young
Researcher", "Excellent Research Award" and "The Most Outstanding Contribution
Award", respectively.
Ends/Saturday, September 29, 2007
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