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To realize "Health for All" advocated by the WHO, The MOHW actively endeavors to establish a
the MOHW has planned health promotion policies to human-centered approach to healthcare services.
benefit people at different stages of life (Figure 3-1). Following the WHO's "25 by 25" target (to reduce
In response to UN's initiative of "Health in All Policies" premature mortality from non-communicable diseases
to make progress in the SDG, health-promoting by 25% by 2025), we integrate health issues into
policies are systematically incorporated into cross- various policy goals and governance. Through a
departmental decisions in order to achieve synergy comprehensive "whole-of-government" and "whole-of-
Policy makers hope to improve health by considering society" approach, we formulate and promote various
all aspects of decision making. public health policies, aiming to enhance the well-
being of our nation's citizens.

Figure 3-1 A Cradle-to-Paradise, Community-Based Approach to Promote

Raising health literacy and Improving healthcare quality to
achieving healthy lifestyles better control chronic diseases and
their prognoses
Promoting preventive healthcare Building patient-friendly
services such as disease environments with more choices
prevention / screening and greater equality

Subsidizing Infertility Treatment Student health checkups
Prenatal care & guidance Adult preventive healthcare
Mother and infant nutrition and Cancer screenings
health guidance
Smoking cessation services
Cradle Breastfeeding Paradise
Diabetes management
Neonatal congenital metabolic disorder
screening and Newborn hearing screening
Kidney disease management
Children's preventive healthcare and health
education service Cancer care quality certification
Preschool vision screenings Services for cancer patients
Strabismus and amblyopia screenings Hospice and palliative care

A comprehensive infrastructure with a solid legal system, monitoring system,
research, education/training, and domestic/international cooperation

Chapter 1 Healthy Childbirth and
Growth times). Additionally, the Ministry has introduced
In order to promote healthy growth of infants and screenings for gestational diabetes and anemia,
children, the MOHW actively promotes health among along with an increase in the number of routine
pregnant women, children, and adolescents. ultrasound examinations to 3 times. In 2022, there
were a total of 1,538,458 prenatal care visits,
Section 1 Maternal Health
indicating an average utilization rate of 95.1%.
1. Prenatal Care (2) Financial assistance was provided for the "Group
(1) Starting from July 1, 2021, the Ministry has B Streptococcus (GBS) Screening" for expectant
increased the number of prenatal examinations mothers. In 2022, a total of 122,758 cases were
for pregnant women to 14 times (previously 10 screened, with a screening rate of 87.9%.

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