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SAC Health Talk Series 2024

With the sponsorships of Gilead Science and GlaxoSmithKline plc, SAC Center held a health talk on the theme of "Knowing More About Shingles" on August 10. We are honored to have invited Dr. Ho King Man, a veteran dermatologist and venereal disease specialist, to give a lecture on the causes, symptoms, who is at higher risk of shingles, treatment and prevention. In addition, Dr Ho also shared the information of two vaccines to prevent Shingles to help us know when we should be vaccinated for protection.

SAC Health Talk Series

With the sponsorships of Gilead Science and GlaxoSmithKline plc, SAC Center hosted a health talk with the theme "Understanding Chronic Inflammation and Management" on July 20. We were honored to invite Dr. Chan Man-chun, Consultant from the Department of Medicine & Geriatrics of Prince Margaret Hospital, to be the guest speaker. Dr. Chan mentioned that from 1984 to 2021, close to 20% of HIV patients were diagnosed over the age of 50. Managing multiple medications, treating comorbidities, regular screening, and improving the health-related quality of life of patients are key to achieving the 4th 90 target.

Mental Health Educational Workshop - " Aging in Place"

'Together We Love – Mental Health Support Project' is supported by the Mental Health Initiatives Funding Scheme under the Health Bureau. The project aims to enhance knowledge on mental health and motivate the elderly with HIV infection and their carers to seek help. On 18 June, a mental health workshop titled 'Ageing in Place' was organized and we were honored to invite Ms. Chan Ka-hei, the Unit-in-charge of Carer Support Service from the Mong Kok Kai Fong Association Chan Hing Social Service Center to share the updated information of elderly care services in Hong Kong to our members. The content covered community support, long-term care services, and caregiver support, with the aim at enhancing members’ knowledge on supporting networks of elderly service and hence increasing the confidence and sense of competence in facing their aging life.

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