Hong Kong s Department of Health ( is responsible for healthcare policies and the provision of basic healthcare services. The public hospitals are managed by the Departments Hospital Authority The Department reports to the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau The top official in this department is the Director of Health, and is now held by Dr Ping-Yan LAM.

Structure

The Department of Health provides its board range and diverse services to Hongkongers through different divisions, offices, and centres. The following is a list of them: | class"wikitable" |- |Centre for Health Protection http://www.chp.gov.hk] |- |Child Assessment Service http://www.dhcas.gov.hk] |- |Chinese Medicine |- |Clinical Genetic Service |- |Dental Service |- |Elderly Health Service http://www.elderly.gov.hk] |- |Family Health Service |- |Forensic Pathology Service |- |Medical Device Control Office http://www.elderly.gov.hk] |- |Methadone Clinics |- |Office for Registration of Healthcare Institutions |- |Pharmaceutical Service http://www.psdh.gov.hk] |- |Port Health |- |Professional Development and Quality Assurance http://www.pdqa.gov.hk/] |- |Radiation Health Unit |- |Registration of Health Professionals |- |Student Health Service http://www.studenthealth.gov.hk] |- |Tobacco Control Office http://www.tco.gov.hk] |}

See also

*Immunisation Programme in Hong Kong *Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics

External links

*http://www.dh.gov.hk/ Official website] Category:Health in Hong Kong Category:Hong Kong government departments and agencies Category:Health ministries zh:衞生署 (香港)