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SHWF continues his visit in Switzerland (with photo)

The Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, Dr York Chow, is continuing his visit in Switzerland, meeting the Secretariat of the Swiss Conference of the Cantonal Ministers of Public Health and a Swiss mandatory health insurer in Bern on April 20 (Swiss time).

Through the meetings, Dr Chow has learnt more about the health care policies and financing models adopted by the Swiss.

Dr Chow also visited the University Hospital in Bern, which is a non-profit foundation, a world-renowned university hospital and one of the largest health institutions in the country.

"In Hong Kong, the Health and Medical Development Advisory Committee is studying the issue of health care financing options in a bid to build up a sustainable and affordable health care system," Dr Chow said.

"Studying overseas practice, such as the Swiss model which relies heavily on an insurance system, can help us come up with viable financing recommendations for HK people to consider," he said.

The Swiss Conference of the Cantonal Ministers of Public Health is a political co-ordination body established to promote co-operation in health care matters among the cantons and between the cantons and the confederation.



Ends/Friday, April 21, 2006
Issued at HKT 15:18

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