Touching Hearts in Tibet

China

Tibet has a high congenital heart disease rate of around 7%, its cause due to a range of different factors. While operation is considered a standard and effective medical solution to congenital heart disease, hospitals in Tibet are generally not equipped nor staffed for the procedure. Rather, timely diagnosis and treatment can greatly improve children’s survival rate and live a healthy life by beating the odds of congenital heart disease, a leading cause of birth defect-related deaths.

To address this identified need, ZeShan Foundation and Si Yuan Foundation pooled funds to support the “Touching Hearts in Tibet” project. This humanitarian effort included the purchase and installation of a Bi-plane Catheterization laboratory and the construction of a 16-bed paediatric intensive care at the Tibetan People’s Hospital in Lhasa, both the first of its kind at this institution. In the first phase of the project, five Tibetan doctors received training from volunteer doctors from China, Singapore, Malaysia and the United States, whose time and expertise have contributed to the saving of many children’s lives at the facility since the project’s inception. The government contributed $800,000 to put the facility in full operation, which now allows every child up to the age of 18 with congenital heart disease in Tibet to receive free heart care at this institution.

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US-DPRK Tuberculosis Project

Stanford University & Christian Friends of Korea

ZeShan joined its sister foundation, Seeds Foundation, in supporting a partnership between Stanford University and Christian Friends of Korea in their effort towards capacity development in public health through the US-DPRK Tuberculosis Project, which was executed in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Initiated in 2008, the project was developed to promote opportunities for professional and academic engagement with North Korea, specifically with a focus on mutual interests in tuberculosis control. The project mobilized financial, technical, and volunteer resources from private donors, the Global Health & Security Initiative of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, WHO/DPRK joint planning, and many DPRK Ministry of Public Health staffers. ZeShan and Seeds’ donation helped underwrite associated expenses for the renovation and fitting of DPRK’s national TB monitoring and diagnosis centre. The success of the project was an instructive example of how international NGOs and government agencies overcame systemic obstacles and political mistrust for the good of the ordinary citizens.

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First Tele-health Link

Senior Citizen Home Safety Association, Hong Kong

From 2008 to 2011, ZeShan Foundation provided support to aid the development of a new Tele-health Link program by the Senior Citizen Home Safety Association (SCHSA), which aimed to provide a range of telephone and electronic health services to SCHSA’s elderly members in Hong Kong East and Kowloon East. The program was a key example of community-based elderly health services that enables ageing in place, showcasing effective cross-sector collaboration between the public health and non-governmental social services sectors as well as innovative use of technology.

Post-discharge Tele-health Advice, Health Advice Hotline

In collaboration with the Hospital Authority, a hotline was set up to disseminate health advice to the elderly community and their carers in the hopes of enabling active ageing and reduce hospitalization of the elderly. Manned by registered nurses, calls were also made to elderly members who were recently discharged from hospitals to monitor their progress of recovery, remind them to take their medications, and follow up on other related matters. More than 330,000 of such calls were made over three years.

This project also received matched funding from the Partnerships Fund for the Disadvantaged to expand its service from a localised to city-wide operation. To evaluate the effectiveness of the program, a study was conducted by the Sau Po Center on Ageing of the University of Hong Kong in March 2011, showing very satisfactory feedback from users. 

24-hour Transmission of electronic Patient Record (ePR)

An IT system was established to facilitate the transmission of electronic medical records to hospital emergency wards, which allowed doctors and nurses to access the medical records of SCHSA members and enabled a more efficient medical intervention. The project won a Gold ICT Award in a government competition for its innovative use of information technology.

 

長者安居協會:「康訊通」長者健康電子及電話服務 [2008-2011]

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擇善基金會在2008至2011年期間,資助長者安居服務協會推行「康訊通」計劃,為港島東和九龍東居住的長者會員提供電子及電話健康服務。計劃旨在建立社區安老服務服務,使長者能夠「居家安老」,為醫護界和社福界的跨界別合作以及創新的科技應用,提供了優秀的示範。

院後健康支援專線、家居健康諮詢專線
在醫院管理局和協會的合作下,計劃設立由註冊護士接聽的電話專線,旨在提升長者健康、減少不必要的住院及促進躍動晚年。工作人員主動聯絡剛出院的長者了解康復狀況、提醒準時服藥以及跟進其他事宜,長者及護老者亦可以致電獲得健康輔導,解決健康及護理方面的疑難。在三年內,工作人員為長者會員提供超過33萬多人次的電話服務。

項目在得到攜手扶弱基金的配對資助下,已把服務擴展至全港長者。香港大學秀圃老年研究中心於2011年3月為項目進行評估,大部分服務使用者對項目表示讚賞及滿意。

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計劃亦建立資訊系統把電子病歷傳送至醫院急症室,使會員入院治療時,醫護人員能夠儘快掌握有關資料並進行適切的治療。這項創新的資訊科技係統,在一項政府舉辦的資訊科技創新比賽中獲得金獎。

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Tele-health Link

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Training of Chinese Pediatricians

British Columbia Children’s Hospital & Children’s Hospital of Fudan University

From 2007 to 2009, ZeShan Foundation supported a paediatrician training program implemented by the British Columbia Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada and the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai.  The program was targeted towards junior and mid-ranking paediatricians in China, and offered 22 doctors the opportunity to receive advanced training in infectious diseases and emergency medicine in Canada.

Over the duration of their 6-month program in Canada, trainees were exposed to a spectrum of challenges faced by North American children’s hospital and were provided with hands-on learning opportunities to develop their skills at various capacities, including clinical service in inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, and research.  Upon the trainee’s return to their sending institutions in China, they applied their newly acquired skills and knowledge through the implementation of learned teaching methods and clinical practices.  A mentorship program has been put in place for Canadian trainers to work with their trainees to conduct environmental evaluations of the latter’s institution, and to assess the needs and necessary changes in the institution, as well as negotiate with senior administrators in support of trainee’s plans when appropriate.

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Improving Neonatal Care in China

Children's Medical Foundation, China

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In 2005, ZeShan funded a multi-year initiative by The Children’s Medical Foundation (CMF) with the aim to lower neonatal mortality rates and improve the quality of neonatal care in China. The goal of the initiative was to establish neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in five underprivileged areas in Zhejiang Province, as well as provide training to doctors and nurses. With subsequent funding from like-minded donors, CMF helped establish 15 more NICUs at various regions in China.

In April 2009, ZeShan sponsored a conference in Shanghai, bringing together representatives of 20 NICUs to share experiences and insights on neonatal care. 41 medical professionals attended the conference, including representatives from the National Center for Women and Children’s Health, heads of neonatology and members of CMF’s China Medical Advisory Board, and Professor Gui Yonghao, Vice President of Fudan University and President of the paediatrics division under the Chinese Medical Association.

This 2-day event saw the establishment of a professional network to facilitate further sharing and training for the CMF program participants on a regular basis. In addition to keynote presentations, group discussions were held, addressing issues such as the challenges of neonatal care in different parts of China and possible solutions to these problems, as well as the development of a national neonatal resuscitation program.

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Mental Health Hotline

Richmond Fellowship, Hong Kong

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In view of the increasing number of patients visiting psychiatric outpatient clinics, which according to the Hospital Authority, had risen by more than 20% from 511,101 in 2001/2002 to 628,175 in 2007/2008, as well as a lack of support to families with mentally-ill members, ZeShan supported the establishment of a call center that provides services to people with mental illness and their families, one of the first kind in Hong Kong in 2000’s.

Managed by Richmond Fellowship of Hong Kong, JUSTONE Mental Health Support Service offers professional support to recovered mentally-ill patients, as well as caregivers of family members with mental illness. Emotional support and service referrals are also available to the general public.  Registered social workers offer support and conduct case follow-up to callers, and qualified trained volunteers help answer calls.  ZeShan has also helped the 24-hour hotline project applied for matching-fund from the Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged to expand its services as to benefit more users.

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