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Figure a

Social Institutions and Social Captial

Source: Adapted from World Health Organization (2015)

Invest in Health

Our research recommends developing the infrastructure for an integrated person-cen-
tered care system. We propose two specific enabling policies to enable the process:
(i) Chronic Disease Management Voucher Scheme

Here, we recommend a needs-based voucher scheme for chronic disease manage-
ment targeting individuals aged 45 years and above which will better integrate public-private
care and primary care-specialist services. The percentage of Hong Kong people having at least
one chronic condition rises sharply once the population reaches 45 years old (Figure b), and that
the likelihood of those aged 45 to 64 years old suffering from multimorbidity is 6 times more likely
than those aged between 14 and 25(Census and Statistical Department, 2013, Chung, et al., 2015).
For those who aged 65 years old and above, the likelihood of having multimorbidity is 18 times
more (Chung, et al., 2015). Those aged below 45 still has an opportunity to prevent the occurrence
of chronic disease through changing their lifestyle behaviors. For those aged 45 or above and
living with chronic disease, a focus on health maintenance is essential.

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