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HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE

PUBLIC HOSPITAL CARE MEDICAL INSURANCE

As a student entering Hong Kong on a valid student visa, you are entitled Non-local degree-seeking students are required to join the University’s Com-
to local rates at public hospitals. The present rate is HK$180 per attendance pulsory Medical insurance Scheme. Coverage includes hospital & surgical
for accident and emergency treatment, HK$75 admission fee and HK$120 benefits, outpatient benefits and extended accidental medical expenses. It
per day for general ward. These are subject to change. You must bring your is also advisable to have additional medical insurance based on individual
passport containing your valid student visa to be eligible for these rates. needs.
Otherwise, you will be subject to the visitors’ hospitalization rates.
Insurance Coverage on Scholarship and Financial Aids Office Website
ON-CAMPUS CLINICS https://sfao.hkust.edu.hk/individual.php?l=16

Medical Clinic INFORMATION ON DISEASES IN THE REGION
All registered HKUST students are entitled to use the primary health care
service available at the Medical Clinic. This facility provides a free outpatient Human Swine Influenza
service to full-time students. However, it is not equipped to handle Human swine influenza, otherwise known as H1N1, can spread through
emergency situations and is only open during normal office hours. coughing and sneezing. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny
nose, muscle pain and headache, and in some, diarrhea. As vaccines for
Appointments are not required for non-emergency medical services at the human seasonal flu do not provide protection against H1N1 viruses, and
Medical Clinic. In addition, specialist services in Allergy, Dermatology, Ear, Nose they may be fatal, please seek medical advice if you suspect you may have
and Throat, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Respiratory Medicine, contracted it.
Surgery and Physiotherapy are also available, but subject to a fee. Reference
from a general practitioner and prior appointments are required for specialist Avian Influenza
services. Avian Flu (H5N1) is a strain of influenza previously known to infect birds
only, but human cases were documented in Hong Kong in 1997 and
Dental Clinic 2003. It is likely to result in high fever, chest infection, respiratory distress,
The Dental Clinic on campus offers consultations for HK$70 per 20 minutes multiple organ failure and, in some cases, death. The virus is believed to be
and an oral examination fee of HK$10. Prior appointments are required and transmitted from infected live birds to humans. The best protection is to stay
should be made in person. Remember to bring your HKUST Student Identity away from live poultry.
Card when visiting the Medical or Dental Clinic.
Dengue Fever
This viral disease transmitted by the Aedes mosquito is found in many
Southeast Asian countries. The fever is mild and victims recover within
several days. However, multiple infections by different strains of the virus can
lead to a more severe infection that can be fatal. The best protection against
dengue fever is to prevent the spread of mosquitoes and their bites.

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