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Chapter 2 Expenditure 2. Setting up a high-quality long-term care system and
preparing holistic long-term care service resources
The Ministry's financial statement for 2022 came
to 289.7 billion NTD, wherein the expenditures and (1) Establishing a well-rounded long-term care
their respective proportions in the financial allocation system; enhancing long-term care service
efficiency and capacity.
are shown in Figure 1-2.
(2) Popularizing a comprehensive community care
Chapter 3 Administrative Goals service system by integrating long-term care
institutions and enhancing human resources in
Section 1 Annual Objectives the field of long-term care.
The Ministry has prepared its policy plan (3) Promoting dementia community care services,
objectives for 2022 as shown in Figure 1-3 in enhancing dementia care resources.
accordance with the Executive Yuan's policies and
3. Creating a mutual assistance society and improving
approved budgets. The key strategies are summarized
the protective services system
as follows:
(1) Developing diverse strategies for different
1. Reinforcing the welfare service system and giving protective cases and providing integrated and
priority to care for vulnerable groups supportive services.
(1) Promoting the Convention on the Rights of the (2) Safeguar ding economic means for
Child; providing child raising allowance and disadvantaged groups and promoting the
diverse childcare services of good quality. "Savings Accounts for Future Education and
(2) Promoting the Convention on the Rights of Development of Children and Youth."
Persons with Disabilities by improving the care (3) Setting up a professional system for social
service capacity and quality. workers to enhance service quality and capacity.

(3) Strengthening the Social Safety Net, enhancing (4) Empowering communities to create mutual
children and youth protection; raising the level assistance networks, thereby increasing their
of drug addiction treatment, suicide and mental volunteer capacity.
illness cases service effectiveness. 4. Expanding current systems of healthcare and
(4) Promoting intergenerational harmony and safeguarding people's right to seek medical
assistance
inclusiveness, establishing an age-friendly and
secure environment for the elderly. (1) Establishing a pediatric healthcare network to
enhance the well-being of children.

Figure 1-2 Distribution of 2022 Health and Welfare Final Accounts

Unit : NTD Thousand ; %

Education 238,808 Social Insurance 197,156,872

Social Assistance 1,755,072 Welfare Services 27,390,997

Science 5,125,775 Medical and Health Care
58,124,729

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