Resolved to Help the Injured since Childhood

Mr Pau Chun-yu has already set his mind on joining overseas relief service since he was a child. Upon unversity graduation and becoming a registered nurse in 2006, he hoped to apply his expertise to help those affected by natural or man-made disasters. "I had made up my mind to protect life when I was young. I am glad that I can achieve this goal." A firm believer in the value of the humanity, Mr Pau has been serving as an overseas medical volunteer for different humanitarian organizations since 2012.

Active Participation in Relief Missions

In 2012, Mr Pau participated in humanitarian mission in South Sudan for seven months. He
was responsible for manning a 40-bed paediatric ward, managing about 40 local nurses and workers, and providing them with first aid and medical training. He was also responsible for infectious diseases prevention, collecting relevant data and disseminating anti-mosquito knowledge to healthcare personnel and local residents.

In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines. Mr Pau immediately offered to join the emergency relief mission. As the hospitals were ruined, he had to set up a temporary hospital in the disaster zone together with the relief team, where he worked over 12 hours daily. At the beginning, he mainly dealt with trauma and infection cases, and later, chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetics. In 2015, after Nepal being stricken by severe earthquakes, he joined Hong Kong Red Cross overseas relief mission. In a temporary hospital, he was responsible for triage, ward nursing and childbirth, taking care of about 200 patients every day.

Back in Hong Kong, Mr Pau became keen on promoting the spirit of humanity. He was invited by The Chinese University of Hong Kong as guest speaker to share with nursing students his relief work experience. He also actively shares his frontline experience with medical and nursing professionals, hoping to encourage more people to support and join humanitarian missions.

In future, Mr Pau hopes to join at least one overseas relief mission each year, as he finds
happiness and sense of achievement in humanitarian service. He hopes to serve in war
zone and learn more about war victim caretaking.