CE meets regional director of World Health Organization

Chief Executive Chui Sai On met with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific, Dr Shin Young-soo, on Tuesday to review the latest developments in the local healthcare system.
While local authorities pledged to improve the local healthcare infrastructure, Shin stated that the city’s existing facilities for disease prevention and control met with WHO standards.
According to a statement, the government will follow WHO guidelines to minimize the risk of diseases spreading to and throughout Macau, which will enhance the city’s capabilities to deal with future viruses.
The WHO regional director said it was necessary to plan disease prevention and control facilities to cope with the spread of diseases, no matter how expensive, in order to deal with unexpected mutations or outbreaks of a disease.
On Tuesday, the WHO experts also met medical professionals from the Health Bureau, Kiang Wu Hospital and University Hospital (Macau University of Science and Technology) to exchange views on the prevention of infectious diseases and related issues.
A four-member WHO team had previously visited the city between March 23 and 25 to evaluate Macau’s facilities for the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
The WHO team studied the proposed infectious disease unit, a building near Conde S. Januário Hospital. They checked planned disinfection facilities for the filtering of emissions and waste, as well as the design of its isolation wards.
The WHO has supported the development of Macau’s healthcare for the past 16 years since the establishment of the SAR.