We thank HIV services at Integrated Treatment Centre, Special Medical Service of Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Infectious Disease Clinic of Prince of Wales Hospital, and Princess Margaret Hospital for their support, without which, this Manual would not have been published. Expertise from the following specialist institutions has been sought in the development of the Manual: Department […]
The advent of the HIV epidemic was as humbling as it was devastating to all of us. It was also sobering, making us rethink the very approach to infection control, treatment paradigms, health care coverage and, above all, effective control of this global epidemic. That effective HIV treatment will prevent transmission underpins the new paradigm […]
I am most delighted to see the publication of a new edition of Hong Kong HIV Manual. Since HIV becomes a known global health threat in the 1980s, incredible progress in prevention and in developing more affordable treatment has been made, having saved the world from an AIDS pandemic. In 2016, the United Nation issued […]
List of Reviewers / Authors Michelle Miu-Yi CHAK 翟妙怡 MBBS, FHKCCM, FHKAM(Community Medicine) Dr CHAK works on HIV surveillance at the Special Preventive Programme of the Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR Government. Alan Chi-Kuen CHAN 陳志權 MBBS, FHKCP, FHKAM(Medicine) Dr CHAN is Consultant Chest Physician i/c, Tuberculosis and Chest Service, Centre for […]
The is the fourth edition of our HIV Manual. The “Manual” began as a thin booklet titled “Information on AIDS for Doctors and Dentists” in 1987, published by the then Medical and Health Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. This predecessor of the HIV Manual was updated in 1992 and again in 1995. Those […]
Editor and Project Coordinator Shui Shan LEE Advisory Panel Kenny Chi Wai CHAN Man Po LEE Owen Tak Yin TSANG Authors / Reviewers Michelle Miu Yi CHAK Alan Chi Kuen CHAN Kenny Chi Wai CHAN Iris Wing Sze CHAN Jacky Man Chun CHAN Rickjason Chi Wai CHAN Shuk Ying CHAN Tracy Wai Fong CHAN Wai […]
