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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 ...

WHO Global Research and Innovation Forum on COVID-19

WHO Global Research and Innovation Forum on COVID-19

Posted 22/07/2020

Prof Emily Chan, Mr C S Wong and Mr Zhe Huang of CCOUC team have been invited by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness ...

Asia Pacific Disaster Mental Health Network Meeting

Posted 19/06/2020

CCOUC Director Prof Emily Chan attended the 1st meeting of the newly established Asia Pacific Disaster Mental Health Network on 17 June 2020 via Zoom. The meeting was attended by 14 members of the ...

IRDR 23rd Scientific Committee Meeting

IRDR 23rd Scientific Committee Meeting

Posted 19/06/2020

Prof Emily Chan, Mr CS Wong and Mr Sida Liu of the CCOUC team, as International Centre of Excellence in Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response of Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (ICoE-CCOUC ...

Research Results of “Home Quarantine and Informal Home Care during COVID-19”

Research Results of “Home Quarantine and Informal Home Care during COVID-19”

Posted 19/06/2020

Facing the surging need for home quarantine and informal home care during COVID-19, CCOUC conducted a series of study, including a territory-wide large scale random digit dialing telephone surveys ...

Technical Advisory Document: Integrating Biological Hazards (Including Pandemics) Into DRR Planning

Technical Advisory Document: Integrating Biological Hazards (Including Pandemics) Into DRR Planning

Posted 17/06/2020

COVID-19 pandemic is the worst biological disaster observed in recent past. Its unprecedented speed and spread have affected most parts of the world. The year 2020, which is supposed to be an ...