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International Cooperation

C. Foreign Visitors: 268 foreign guests from 43 medical equipment from hospitals in Taiwan and
countries visited in 2022. Aside of general donates to the countries in need in accordance
visits, the two sides shared information on with our diplomatic policy. In 2022, a total of 6
health and welfare policy, medicine, food, cases were accomplished, including projects in
health insurance, technology and bilateral Ukraine, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia (2 cases),
cooperation (Figure 12-2). and Palau (2 cases).
2. International Medical Aid (3) Taiwan International Healthcare Training Center
Facing global climatic anomalies and frequent (TIHTC): The MOHW founded the Taiwan
disasters, Taiwan shows its compassion by International Healthcare Training Center in
offering international assistance in healthcare while 2002. It conducted training in health insurance,
demonstrating its significance to the international healthcare management and clinical techniques
community. in Taiwan for healthcare professionals from
Taiwan's diplomatic allies and friendly countries
(1) Taiwan International Health Action (TaiwanIHA):
to improve their medical care qualities and living
TaiwanIHA is a task force jointly established by the
standards. TIHTC trained 73 trainees in 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the MOHW
alone; it has trained over 2,000 trainees from 77
to coordinate international health cooperation
countries as of 2022 since its inception.
and emergency humanitarian medical aid. In
April 2021, the MOFA, the MOHW, International (4) The MOHW continued cooperation with the
Corporation and Development Fund, National MOFA in 2022 to commission domestic hospitals
Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, to implement the "Medical Cooperation Project
and National Science and Technology Center with Pacific Allies and Friendly Countries,"
for Disaster Reduction collectively signed the including the "Taiwan Health Center Program
MOU on the Consultancy Project for Disaster in the Marshall Islands," the "Taiwan Medical
Management and Medical Capacity Building Program in Palau, Nauru and Tuvalu," the
in Saint Vincent and the Grenadine. In 2022, "Mobile Medical Team in Fiji," and the "Mobile
experts were dispatched to the Saint Vincent and Medical Team in Papua New Guinea." Taiwan
the Grenadines for investigation and assessment sent medical personnel to provide medical
of earthquake, volcanic eruption, and hurricane services or consultations to the locals onsite
early warning systems. Taiwan donated volcanic or online and cooperated various public health
monitoring equipment, conducted training for promotion activities. All were funded by the
the Saint Vincent and Grenadines Meteorological MOFA. In October 2022, Taiwan Health Center
Services, and held seminars on the application and Ministry of Health and Human Services of
of disaster prevention technology. Marshall Islands collectively hosted a COVID-19
international conference with 215 physical
(2) Global Medical Instruments Support & Service
participants. 13 scholars from the US and the
Program (GMISS) collects usable and essential
WHO were invited to deliver keynote speeches.

Figure 12-2 Foreign Visitors by Region of Origin, 2022

Europe North America

Asia South America

Africa
Oceania
Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, R.O.C. (Taiwan)

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