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HKU Primary Health Care Academy Designated as WHO Collaborating Centre for Health and Nursing Workforce Development in Primary Health Care
Advancing Health and Nursing Workforce Development in the Western Pacific Region
The Primary Health Care Academy (PHCA) has been officially designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Health and Nursing Workforce Development in Primary Health Care. This designation recognises HKU’s leadership in advancing primary health care and strengthening the health and nursing workforce in the Western Pacific Region.
As a WHO Collaborating Centre, the Academy will serve as a regional platform to support workforce development and health system transformation through capacity building, research, knowledge exchange and partnership. Building on its ongoing work, the Academy has delivered primary health care training programmes for nurses to strengthen competencies in community-based care and non-communicable disease prevention. It is also collaborating with the Hospital Authority and the Government of the Hong Kong Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China to develop and deliver smoking cessation training, supporting frontline healthcare professionals in preventive care and health promotion.
