SRDC Success Stories
70 years ago The Society for the Relief of Disabled Children formed to build the Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital at Sandy Bay. Since then we continue to support the hospital and our mission has also evolved to support children with disabilities and rare diseases via our four pillars of:
Intervention | Research & Training | Advocacy | Community Engagement
Herein is a small selection of our more recent impact and Success Stories.
Ventilator assisted success
Tung Tung is a bright and vivacious 4-year-old girl, who suffers from a rare and complex neuromuscular disease.
Ventilator assist
Tung Tung suffers from a rare neuromuscular disease.
Winning spirit
Wong Yue-ching was born with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Falling in love with table tennis at primary six, she overcame numerous challenges.
Winning spirit
Wong Yue-ching overcame challenges to be a table tennis player.
Walking down the aisle
Yoyo, a girl from a remote rural area in China, was born with a severe disability of her leg so deformed that meant she was unable to walk.
Finding love
Yoyo was born with deformed leg that meant she was unable to walk.
A medical breakthrough
Professor Lau Yu Lung oversaw a project at HKUMed which identified STAT6, a rare disorder that leads to severe eczema and many allergies.
Disease, identified
Professor Lau Yu Lung oversaw a project at HKUMed which identified a rare disorder.
Medical education
With the support of SRDC, APSID has established a leadership position in the area of Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders (PID) not only in Asia, but worldwide.
Medical education
With the support of SRDC, APSID has established a leadership position.
Newborn screening
SRDC funded an important pilot program of Newborn Screening (NBS) for a group of rare diseases termed severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCID).
Newborn screening
SRDC funded an important pilot program of Newborn Screening.
Rare disease research
Dr. Brian Hon Yin Chung and his team made significant breakthroughs.
Uncovering rare diseases
Led by Dr. Brian Hon Yin Chung and his team, supported by funding form SRDC, significant breakthroughs in understanding rare diseases have been made.
Kids on the Block
Through puppetry, KOB promotes inclusiveness and accepting others to students.
Kids on the Block
Using puppetry as a medium, KOB promotes inclusiveness, caring about society, as well as understanding and accepting others to students.
70 years of community support
One of the most celebrated event, the annual Hospital Fair held at the Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital (DKCH) in Sandy Bay, has been held for 42 years.
Community support
The annual Hospital Fair at the DKCH in Sandy Bay has been held for 42 years.
