Objectives

Capacity Building

Strengthen nursing and broader health workforce leadership capacities for primary health care.

Research

Generate health data, evidence, and monitoring systems for workforce development and primary health care performance.

Knowledge Translation

Implement tools and training for workforce development across Member States.

Types of Activities

The objectives will be achieved through the following domains of activities:

Graduates and guests at the HKU JC Nursing Leadership Development Fellowship Graduation Ceremony 2026
Workforce & Leadership Development
Group photograph in the lobby of an integrated health service centre, WHO Collaborating Centre, HKU
Community Care & System Capacity
Delegates at the Global Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres, Lyon, France, 7-9 April 2026
Evaluation & Accountability

Our messages

Professor Sophia Chan
Professor Sophia Chan
Head of Centre Director, HKU Primary Health Care Academy
"This designation marks an important step in strengthening collaboration between HKU, WHO and regional partners in advancing primary health care and workforce development. I will represent the Centre in engaging in international exchanges and strengthening collaboration with partners worldwide. I believe these efforts will help translate evidence into action and contribute to more sustainable, equitable and people-centred primary health care systems."
Professor David Bishai
Professor David Bishai
Key Faculty Clinical Professor, HKU School of Public Health
"This designation marks an important step in strengthening collaboration between HKU, WHO, and regional partners. We contribute directly to sustainable, equitable, and people-centered primary health care systems."

Terms of Reference

  • To strengthen nursing and broader health workforce leadership capacities for primary health care, including to address the growing needs for noncommunicable disease prevention and management in the Western Pacific Region.
  • To support the efforts of the Organization on Primary Health Care reform, including the adaption and dissemination of practical community-based tools and training for noncommunicable disease prevention and management, with attention to priority populations, and to build capacity for their implementation.
  • To inform practical monitoring and evaluation frameworks, core indicator sets and privacy-safe data-use/dashboard models for workforce development and primary care service delivery improvement, aligned with WHO approaches and adaptable by Member States and partners.

Resources

HKU JC Nursing Leadership Development Fellowship
School of Public Health, HKU
Comprehensive Primary Healthcare Collaboratory
HKU Health System
Smoking Cessation Research Team
School of Nursing, HKU

Events

Date Description Type Speaker
2026
7-9 April, 2026 First Global Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres, Lyon, France Meeting
24 April, 2026 WHO Western Pacific Region Webinar Series: Building Health Workforce for Primary Health Care (Part 1): Sharing of Hong Kong Experience by Professor Sophia Chan Webinar Professor Sophia Chan
Professor Stephanie Topp
Dr Shogo Kubota
Dr Samir Garg
29 April, 2026 Visit to District Health Centre and Sharing Session for WHO and Asian Development Bank on Primary Health Care Visit Professor Sophia Chan
1 June, 2026 Discussion on the Establishment of a Network of WHO Collaborating Centres on Human Resources for Health Meeting
1 June, 2026 WHO Western Pacific Region Webinar Series: Building Health Workforce for Primary Health Care (Part 2): Sharing of Hong Kong Experience by Professor Sophia Chan Webinar Dr Midori Anami-Akimoto
Dr Xiaoyun Liu
26 June, 2026 Shaping Future Health Systems in the Era of AI by Professor Gauden Galea, Honorary Professor, University of Malta; Former Strategic Advisor on NCDs and Innovation, WHO/Europe Webinar Professor Gauden Galea
9 July 2026 Chronic Liver Disease and Primary Care: What You Need to Know Seminar Professor Seto Wai Kay
6, 13, 20, 27 July, 2026 Workshop on AI-Assisted Coding for Statistical Analysis in Public Health (4 sessions) Workshop
27 July, 2026 Digital Health Interventions for Blood Pressure Control Seminar Professor Xiaolin Wei
11 - 13 August, 2026 9th Meeting of Coverage in the era of Climate Change and Artificial Intelligence. the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health (APPFGH), in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with the theme of Universal Health Meeting
11 - 13 August, 2026 3rd Meeting of The Technical Advisory Group on Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control in The Western Pacific Region in Manila Meeting
15 to 17 September 2026 Second Regional Nursing and Midwifery Forum in the Western Pacific A future-ready nursing and midwifery workforce for primary health care Meeting
16 September 2026 Webinar on Health Workforce Mobility - Navigating Migration, Retention and Sustainability Webinar

Contact Us

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Email:
phca@hku.hk