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Bookmark or Share- Chapter 1 - The Healthcare Challenges In Hong KongHong Kong’s public healthcare system has posed a threat to sustainability. The growth of public health expenditure and current health expenditure has been largely exceeding the growth of GDP over the previous decade [7].
- GovHK: Overview of the Health Care System in Hong KongThis webpage summarises the healthcare services provided by the public and private sectors in Hong Kong. Public and Private Healthcare Services. The chart below illustrates the overall structure of the healthcare system and the services provided in Hong Kong: Health Bureau
- Hong Kong Fact Sheets - Public Health - 香港政府一站通Hong Kong’s population of about 7.32 million at year-end 2015 is provided with a comprehensive range of medical and health services by the public and private sectors. The Department of Health (DH) is the Government’s health adviser and regulatory authority.
- Statistics - Health BureauPublic health expenditure was mostly incurred at hospitals, which accounted for 71% of public current health expenditure in 2019/20. Whereas private health expenditure was mostly incurred at providers of ambulatory health care and hospitals, which accounted for 37% and 31% of private current health expenditure respectively in 2019/20.
- Centre for Health ProtectionEligible persons may schedule a vaccine appointment via COVID-19 Vaccination Programme booking system. Please visit COVID-19 Vaccination Programme webpage for details. In Hong Kong, there are several important mosquito-borne diseases including dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis and malaria.
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