New health chief presents policies for a ‘healthy Taiwan’
New health chief presents policies for a ‘healthy Taiwan’
2024-05-22
The Lai administration’s health ministry highlighted its future policies at a press event on Wednesday. As part of the new president’s vision for a “healthy Taiwan,” the ministry will seek to improve medical care for children and women’s health. It will also continue health care reform and push amendments to the Assisted Reproduction Act. Ahead of the 77th World Health Assembly, health minister Chiu Tai-yuan is preparing to lead a delegation to Geneva. Despite Taiwan’s exclusion from the event due to Chinese pressure, the delegation will hold sideline talks and seek broader support for Taiwan’s right to participate.
On his third day in office, health minister Chiu Tai-yuan held a media tea session alongside his deputies, Chou Jih-haw, Lin Ching-yi, and Lue Jen-der. They presented President Lai Ching-te’s 10 policies for a “healthy Taiwan.”
Chiu Tai-yuan
Health minister
With regard to care for children, as you all know, pediatric medical capacities have become increasingly scarce. The second point is on women’s health, which is equally important and concerns a number of chronic diseases. We have very concrete policies in the “healthy Taiwan” program. We hope to achieve health outcomes that we’re calling the “888.”
Lin Ching-yi
Deputy health minister
Taiwan is an aging society with declining birth rates. So the hope is that our new government – given our economic successes these past eight years, we have some funds that we want to spend on the health insurance program and health care expenditures.
Besides implementing the “healthy Taiwan” program, the health ministry will continue past projects such as health insurance reform, improvements to the social safety net, and amendments to the Assisted Reproduction Act. And with the World Health Assembly coming up, the health minister is preparing to lead an action group to Geneva to advocate for Taiwan’s inclusion. This is now the eighth year in a row that Taiwan has been excluded. Taiwanese journalists have even been asked for Chinese passports when applying for a media permit.
Chiu Tai-yuan
Health minister
Actually, many countries are supportive of Taiwan’s participation in the international community. But the political pressure is great, and based on my observations over the years, China is only ramping up its efforts. With regard to the WHA issue, we must stand united and explore ways to forge more friendships.
Despite mounting political pressure from China, Taiwan’s delegation to Geneva plans to hold bilateral and multilateral talks on the WHA’s sidelines. The discussions will cover issues like sustainable development and mental health. Taiwan will share its experiences and seek broader global support for its inclusion in the World Health Organization.
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實踐賴清德"健康台灣" 邱泰源將率WHA行動團聲援台灣
2024-05-22
受到中國打壓，台灣已連續8年沒獲邀WHA世界衛生大會，甚至有記者申請採訪證，卻被要求提供中國護照，今天(22日)上午衛福部舉辦媒體茶敘，新任部長邱泰源將親自率領世衛行動團，前往瑞士日內瓦聲援台灣，強調來自中國政治壓力越來越大，需要更團結民間、國際支持來對抗。
新任衛福部長邱泰源上任第三天，與周志浩、林靜儀、呂建德三位次長，共同舉辦媒體茶會，強調未來將落實賴清德總統"健康台灣"政見的十大政策。
[[衛福部長 邱泰源]]
“對兒童的照顧，各位都知道兒童的照顧，醫療能力真的是越來越缺乏。第二個就是婦女的健康也很重要，各種慢性病，我們在健康台灣也提出很具體的(政策)，希望能有888(計畫)的成效”
[[衛福次長 林靜儀]]
“台灣現在進到高齡化跟少子化，所以未來當然我們希望新政府未來，過去8年拚經濟拚得很好，我們就有一些錢，可以在來多做一點在健保支出，跟健康支出上面的一些挹注”
除了健康台灣，衛福部還要持續推動健保改革、社會安全網2.0、人工生殖法等議題。賴政府上任後的首場世衛大會，部長邱泰源本週也將率領世衛行動團前往瑞士日內瓦聲援台灣。台灣已連續8年未獲WHA邀請，甚至有記者申請採訪證，卻被要求出示中國護照。
[[衛福部長 邱泰源]]
“其實世界各國都很支持我們台灣，能夠多參與國際的社會，政治的力量還是很大，而且從我這幾年的觀察，中國的用力越來越大，絕對要更針對這個(WHA)議題，更團結、更想辦法爭取更多的友誼”
儘管中國政治力道越來越大，但這次世衛行動團，將與各國舉辦多場雙邊或多邊會談，將針對永續發展、心理健康等醫療議題，與他國分享經驗，並尋求更多國際支援，試圖力拼重返WHO。
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