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2. Administrative Framework for Communicable and 10 contracted laboratories for tuberculosis
Disease Control testing.
The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan 4. National Response Framework for Communicable
CDC), MOHW is responsible for the formulation and Disease Control
review of communicable disease control policy and To respond to communicable disease emergencies,
supervises six regional control centers that provide the National Health Command Center (NHCC) was
local authorities with guidance regarding disease established in 2005. The NHCC was established
control and quarantine operations. Local authorities by combining the functions of the Central Epidemic
are responsible for formulating and implementing Command Center, Biological Pathogen Disaster
disease control plans. Command Center, the Counter-Bioterrorism
3. Laboratory Testing Framework Command Center and the Central Medical
Taiwan CDC is responsible for laboratory testing Emergency Operations Center. This joint framework
and research relating to communicable diseases serves as a comprehensive disaster prevention
with an established comprehensive service network. mechanism. The NHCC operates at the central,
Besides the 12 Taiwan CDC laboratories, there are regional, and local government levels. The overall
262 certified institutions, appointed 266 institutions command structure is shown in Figure 6-1. In normal
to conduct tests for COVID-19, 11 for novel operating times, the International Health Regulations
influenza A virus infections, one for controlled high- Focal Point remains operational to facilitate reporting
risk pathogens / toxins, 8 contracted laboratories of cases and response to an important epidemic and
for enterovirus / influenza testing, and 53 approved public health emergency in normal times.

Figure 6-1 Command Structure of Communicable Disease Command Center

1. A platform for prompt consolidation and analysis of epidemic information.
National Health 2. A diversified communication system for real-time information on the
epidemic situation.
Command Center
Central (Established at Taiwan CDC) 3. IHR Focal Point facilitates exchanges epidemic information.
4. Depending on the local and international epidemic situations, the Central
Epidemic Command Center (three levels: department, ministry, and

Command Executive Yuan) is activated to consolidate cross-departmental
resources. As the epidemic subsides, command officials may
recommend disbanding the command center to the Executive Yuan,
which makes the final decision.

1. Taiwan CDC established six regional centers which
Taipei Communicable Disease Control Network
oversee communicable disease control efforts conducted
Northern
Communicable Disease Control Network
at the local government level.
Regional Southern Communicable Disease Control Network 2. Six Communicable Disease Control Medical Network
Central
(CDCMN) were established throughout the nation. Each
Communicable Disease Control Network
has a head commander, deputy commanders, designated
Kaohsiung
and Pingtung Communicable Disease Control Network isolation hospitals, and response hospitals. When the
Central Epidemic Command Center is activated, each
Eastern Communicable Disease Control Network CDCMN helps distribute medical resources in its
jurisdiction, and isolate / treat patients if necessary.
Upward Reporting 1. Conducting local communicable disease control efforts.
Local Information Local health bureau 2. Local officials shall establish local epidemic command
of Epidemic
centers depending on the epidemic situation.

Source: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control

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