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HKU Centre for the Humanities and Medicine Presents an Exhibition on the History of Malaria in Hong Kong

30 Apr 2015

The HKU Centre for the Humanities and Medicine is co-presenting an insightful exhibition into the presence and significant impact of malaria on Hong Kong’s history. "Fever: The History of Malaria in Hong Kong" will run until July 26, 2015 at the Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences.

The exhibition encourages multi-sensory engagement with local historical information and artefacts and promotes understanding of the importance of the disease in the development of the territory. Visitors will learn how malaria was eradicated from Hong Kong, as well as the seriousness of the contemporary malaria situation in other regions of the world.

The launch of the exhibition was timed to coincide with World Malaria Day 2015 which aims to raise awareness of malaria as a disease that is preventable and treatable and mobilize action to end the ravages of malaria.

Exhibition - Fever: The History of Malaria in Hong Kong

Period: 25 April – 26 July 2015

Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm (Tuesday - Saturday); 1:00pm - 5:00pm (Sunday & Public Holidays); Closed on Mondays

Venue: Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences, No. 2 Caine Lane, Mid-Levels

The exhibition is co-presented by the Centre for the Humanities and Medicine and the Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences and is supported by the HKU Knowledge Exchange Fund. Further information can be found at http://www.chm.hku.hk/history_of_malaria.html.

For media enquiries or individual interview requests, please contact Mr Cyrus Chan, Events Coordinator, Faculty of Arts (tel: 3917 4984 email: cyrusc@hku.hk).