Events
CUHK Institute of Health Equity Inaugural Symposium on Health Equity in Hong Kong and Beyond
27 May 2021
13:30-18:00 (Hong Kong Time)
By Zoom
Speakers and discussants
Prof. Sir Michael Marmot
Director of UCL Institute of Health Equity
Co-director of CUHK Institute of Health Equity
Prof. Hideki Hashimoto
Professor in Health and Social Behavior, The University of Tokyo School of Public Health
Prof. Jean Woo
Emeritus Professor of Medicine,
Henry G Leong Research Professor of Gerontology and Geriatrics;
Co-director, CUHK Institute of Health Equity
Director, Jockey Club Institute of Ageing
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Kira Fortune
Coordinator of Social Determinants of Health, Division of Healthy Environments and Populations,
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Prof. EK Yeoh
Co-director of CUHK Institute of Health Equity
Prof. Chang-yup Kim
Professor of Health Policy, School of Public Health,
Seoul National University
Prof. Tung-liang Chiang
Professor of Health Policy, College of Public Health,
National Taiwan University
Dr. Jessica Allen
Deputy Director of UCL Institute of Health Equity
Prof. Wong Hung
Associate Director of CUHK Institute of Health Equity
Prof. Roger Chung
Associate Director of CUHK Institute of Health Equity
E-mail: cuihe-conf@cuhk.edu.hk
The Symposium brings together world renowned experts to share their insights on various health equity issues including ageing, gender, policy and system approach to health equity as well as case studies on South Korea and Taiwan. A panel discussion will follow to discuss what can be learnt from health equity studies in Hong Kong and its relevance to Asian economies.
Language: English
