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2022, 1,387 medical personnel have been nurtured, healthcare clinics located in indigenous
including 703 doctors (335 indigenous people, 352 communities.
people from offshore areas, 16 from remote areas) (3) Subsidies have been provided for the
and 684 other medical personnel. The retention rate transportation expenses of 17,635 individuals for
after the required period of service is 70%. medical referrals, major or emergency conditions,

3. Remote Areas Nurse Nurturing Plan: With 200 as well as for the utilization of social welfare
nursing students were nurtured by government resources by indigenous people.
funding during 2015 to 2018, 182 graduates were (4) A total of 690 publicly-funded students of
distributed to rural hospitals until 2022.
indigenous descent have been nurtured and
trained.
Chapter 6 Health Care for Specially
(5) A total of 53 tribal health promotion centers have
Targeted Groups
been established to promote the overall well-being
Section 1 Health Care for Indigenous and health of indigenous communities.
People 3. Evaluation of the 10 major indigenous community
health action plan:
Based on the statistics from the Council of
Indigenous People, as of the end of December 2022, To promote health equality among indigenous
there were 584,125 indigenous people in Taiwan, peoples, the Ministry initiated the "Indigenous Health
accounting for 2.51% of the total population in our Inequality Improvement Strategy Action Plan" in May
country. In order to enhance the accessibility of health 2018. Guided by a data-driven approach to identify
and medical care in indigenous regions, the following objectives, local talent recruitment, and cultural
strategies have been implemented: methodologies, an analysis was conducted on factors
such as indigenous health, diseases, healthcare
1. Enhancing primary healthcare services:
resources, and social well-being. Priority was given
(1) Renewal of healthcare facilities in indigenous
to modifiable, treatable, and leading causes of
areas: In 2022, 12 subsidies were allocated for the
mortality in order to devise healthcare strategies that
update of medical equipment. Additionally, two
narrow the gap in health disparities in indigenous
new health centers were constructed, and two
communities. The achievements as of 2021 are as
existing clinics underwent spatial refurbishment.
follows:
(2) Increasing the internet quality of health centers
(1) The utilization rate of prenatal examinations, with
(rooms) and touring medical stations in indigenous
a minimum of four prenatal visits, for high-risk
areas: In 2021, the broadband speed of health
pregnant women in the pilot areas increased from
centers (rooms) and touring medical stations was
84.7% (2017) to 95.2%. The rate of mortality from
100Mbps or the highest speed available locally at
accidents and injuries decreased from 56.4%
316 sites.
(2017) to 52.3%. The number of positive cases
2. Enhancing local capacities for medical care:
for eradication therapy of Helicobacter pylori in
In order to enhance healthcare resources and overall digestive cancer prevention and treatment
strengthen local medical personnel in indigenous increased from 75.9% (2018) to 94%. The active
regions, as well as improve the accessibility screening rate for indigenous tuberculosis among
of healthcare for indigenous communities, the mountainous indigenous people aged between
Ministry has implemented relevant programs. The 35-64 increased from 53% (2017) to 57%, and for
achievements as of 2022 are as follows: those aged 65 and older, it increased from 55%
(1) Continued subsidies have been provided to (2017) to 56%.
support the establishment of 5 healthcare (2) The disparity in average life expectancy among
practices in indigenous areas. indigenous people has improved. According to
(2) A total of 7 remote specialty clinics in the statistics from the Ministry of the Interior, in 2021,
departments of otorhinolaryngology and the average life expectancy of indigenous people
ophthalmology have been established in at birth was 73.92 years. The gap between their

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