Regional Services
Mainland China and Hong Kong have connections in many aspects, especially in context of medical and healthcare services. As passionate medical students from Hong Kong, we believe that it is crucial to reach beyond our local community. Therefore, mainland China is also a major focus of MO. Through health education and medical services, we aim to raise the health awareness and improve the quality of life of underprivileged people across the border.
Current Services
Guangzhou Leprosy Service Trip
The Guangzhou Leprosy Service Trip is a newly launched project that focuses on elderly who have recovered from leprosy and now live in several designated villages in Guangzhou. Although their disease has been cured, many of them were unable to return to their families or reintegrate into society due to rejection from relatives and discrimination from the public.
Today, most of these former patients are elderly, with the majority aged between sixty and eighty. Because of aging and disabilities caused by the illness, many can no longer support themselves and must rely on government assistance for their daily living.
Our service visit is a one-day trip held bimonthly, aiming to improve their health and quality of life through a series of activities, including health camps, household visits, and stretching workshops. The health camp provides basic health checks such as blood glucose testing, eye examinations, and blood pressure measurements, along with practical advice on healthy lifestyles.
During household visits, we divide into small groups to visit villagers one by one in their homes, allowing us to better understand their health conditions and individual needs. We use this information to offer tailored suggestions and incorporate them into future interventions. In addition, we organize stretching workshops to teach simple exercises that help improve muscle strength and nerve function, enabling the elderly to carry out more daily activities independently.
Chi Heng Video Classroom Project
The Chi Heng Video Classroom Project is an on-going collaboration with the Chi Heng Foundation. With the effort of our forerunners, we have digitalised an entire syllabus covering healthcare and lifestyle topics such as puberty, mental health and microbiology, delivering virtual lessons to underprivileged elementary students in Yunnan, China. We aim to create a sustainable impact by enriching their health knowledge.
Xichang Service Trip
In collaboration with Horizons Project Mingde (明德工程), Department of Civil Engineering, HKU, we have launched a new initiative in Xichang, Sichuan. Project Mingde has a history of nurturing students from various disciplines, including civil engineering and architecture, through experiential learning projects that involve constructing infrastructure in impoverished communities. Currently, Project Mingde is working on reconstructing a school in Xichang. MOHK aims to establish its role by providing healthcare-related services. We hope to equip them with the knowledge and information needed to make better health decisions in the future.
Through visits to MinLe Primary School and nearby villages, we observed firsthand the limited infrastructure and scarce resources. Moreover, we identified the inadequate health awareness among students and teachers, with the urgent need for health education, particularly on diseases such as tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and HIV, as well as on topics like hygiene, sex education, and first aid. The Medical Outreachers aspire to return to Xichang to continue supporting these communities by contributing to both educational and health improvements that can lead to lasting change.
