News Updates

Participating in four-day international conferences and events in Beijing on “Planetary Health” and health research in China

Participating in four-day international conferences and events in Beijing on “Planetary Health” and health research in China

Posted 19/11/2015

Four members of CCOUC were invited to a series of international conferences and events in Beijing of China from 28 to 31 October organized by The Lancet, Tsinghua University, Chinese Center for ...

Third Annual Conference of the Chinese Society of Disaster Medicine

Third Annual Conference of the Chinese Society of Disaster Medicine

Posted 19/11/2015

CCOUC team attended the 3rd Annual Conference of the Chinese Society of Disaster Medicine held in Shanghai from 24 to 25 October 2015. This year’s theme is disaster response and management in urban ...

Annual Conference on Disaster Preparedness and Response 2015

Annual Conference on Disaster Preparedness and Response 2015

Posted 29/12/2015

   Fourteen CCOUC members participated in the Annual Conference on Disaster Preparedness and Response 2015, which took place from 30 October to 1 November 2015 in Hong Kong. The conference was ...

CCOUC Condemns Airstrikes on MSF Hospital in Afghanistan

Posted 07/10/2015

In light of the devastating airstrikes on a hospital run by Médecins Sans Frontières in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, CCOUC would like to express our sincere condolences to those affected by this ...

The World Humanitarian Summit Global Youth Consultation

The World Humanitarian Summit Global Youth Consultation

Posted 30/09/2015

CCOUC member Miss Sharon Lo attended the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS)’s Global Youth Consultation in Doha of Qatar on 1-2 September. Almost 200 youth activists from 82 countries participated in ...

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 ...