fhs.gov.hk Child Health Service Registration Hong Kong : Department of Health

Organization : Department of Health
Facility : Child Health Service Registration
Location : Hong Kong
Country : China

Website : http://www.fhs.gov.hk/english/doc_br/child_health_service.html
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Child Health Service Registration :

An integrated child health and development programme is implemented in Maternal & Child Health Centres (MCHCs) to promote the holistic (physical, cognitive, emotional and social) health and wellbeing of children.

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The core components of the integrated programme are parenting, immunisation, as well as health and developmental surveillance.

Parenting :
The parenting programme aims to equip parents of all children attending MCHCs with the necessary knowledge and skills to bring up healthy and well-adjusted children.

Anticipatory guidance on child development, childcare (e.g. nutrition, home safety, oral health etc.) and parenting are provided to all parents during the antenatal period and throughout the pre-school years of children, in the form of information leaflets (Press here to listen to the pre-recorded health information.), parenting workshops (conducted in Cantonese only) and individual counseling.

For parents of children with early signs of behaviour problems or those who encounter difficulties in parenting, a structured group training programme on positive parenting skills – Positive Parenting Program (conducted in Cantonese only) is also available.

Immunisation :
A comprehensive immunisation programme is provided to protect infants and children from eleven childhood infectious diseases, namely, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), poliomyelitis, pneumococcal infection, chickenpox, measles, mumps and rubella.

Health and Developmental Surveillance :
It consists of a series of routine reviews conducted by health professionals, designed to achieve timely identification and referral of children with health and developmental problems.

These include a physical examination of the newborn child, periodic monitoring of the child’s growth parameters,and formal hearing and vision screening tests at specific ages.

Developmental surveillance is performed in partnership with parents through anticipatory guidance, eliciting parents’ concern and observing the child.

Fees and Charges :
All child health services provided at MCHCs are free of charge to Eligible Persons. For Non-eligible Persons, a fee of HK$365 is charged per visit.

If parents or guardians are unable to provide a valid Hong Kong birth identity document, all child health services are chargeable as per the prevailing gazetted charges for Non-Eligible persons.

Fees and Charges for Maternal & Child Health and Woman Health Services :
Child Health Service :

Woman Health Service :

Note 1 :
** Including vaccines under “The Hong Kong Childhood Immunisation Programme” (excluding Pneumococcal vaccine and Varicella vaccine)

Note 2 :
** For non local expectant mothers, please bring the “Certificate on Confirmed Antenatal and Delivery Booking” issued by the Hospital Authority.

** Please bring along the valid and original copy of Certificate of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Recipients (for Medical Waivers) or Certificate for Waiver of Medical Charges.

** For child health, family planning, Pneumococcal Vaccine, Varicella Vaccine, cervical screening and woman health services, GF 181 / Try 447 / HA 181 is not accepted.

** A Level 0 Voucher Holder of the Pilot Scheme on Residential Care Service Voucher for the Elderly should bring along the valid and original copy of certificate to waive the charges.

Maternal and Child Health Centres :
** The opening hours of Maternal & Child Health Centres (except Cheung Chau, Mui Wo, Anne Black, Tang Chi Ngong, Tung Chung, South Kwai Chung, East Kowloon and Wang Tau Hom MCHC**) under Family Health Service, Department of Health are as follows :