DH frontline services resume normal next Monday

26 Jun 2009

A spokesman for the Department of Health (DH) today (June 26) said the department's frontline services which had been suspended earlier this month to prevent the spread of human swine influenza (Influenza A H1N1) in the community would resume normal starting next Monday (June 29).

The services involved are School Dental Care Service for primary students, Student Health Service for primary and secondary students, and Maternal and Child Services for children aged over 12 months.

DH would contact individual clients who had been affected by the closure for rescheduling of appointment, the spokesman said.

He reminded parents not to bring along children not attending the services or other persons to the department's service centres to avoid overcrowding and minimising the risk of infection.

"For new born babies and children attending the maternal and child service, they should be accompanied by not more than two adults when entering the centre," the spokesman said.

Meanwhile, as Shau Kei Wan Jockey Club Clinic, Kowloon Bay Health Centre and South Kwai Chung Jockey Club General Outpatient Clinic have been assigned as Designated Flu Clinics of the Hospital Authority, Shau Kei Wan Elderly Health Centre (EHC), Kowloon Bay Student Health Service Centre (SHSC) and South Kwai Chung SHSC in the respective complexes will continue to cease operation.

"Clients of Shau Kei Wan EHC can go to Wan Chai EHC for follow up and drug refills. Those of Kowloon Bay SHSC should go to Lam Tin SHSC at the time and date specified in their appointment letters while those of South Kwai Chung SHSC should attend the service at Western SHSC at the time and date specified in their appointment letters," the spokesman said.