The Department of Health’s North District Maternal & Child Health Centre (MCHC) will come into operation on January 27, making it the second MCHC in the district to strengthen health services for children and women.

The new MCHC will be located on the seventh floor of the North District Community Health Centre Building at 3 Wai Wo Street in Sheung Shui.

In addition to providing full-day child health, cervical screening and postnatal services from Monday to Friday, it wil also offer half-day services on alternate Saturdays of each month that are not public holidays.

Including the North District MCHC, there are 29 MCHCs in operation across the city, serving children from birth to five years and women at or below 64 years of age.