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2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
In August 2023, former Minister Jui-Yuan Hsueh led a delegation to the U.S. to participate in the 13th APEC
High-Level Meeting on Health and the Economy. He shared Taiwan's experiences in using community capacity
to coordinate and control the pandemic, promoting telemedicine to enhance primary health care and epidemic
prevention efforts, and encouraging private sector innovation through regulatory environment improvements.
Bilateral talks with relevant economies demonstrated the Ministry's proactive participation in APEC-related
meetings.

APEC High Level Meeting on Health and the Economy

In March 2023, the Ministry hosted the APEC Conference on Promoting Community-based Non-Communicable
Diseases (NCDs) Integrated Care Model. The conference topics included NCD assessment, management and
care models, disease prevention, and strategies for integrated care models for the elderly, with public and private
sector experience sharing. The conference saw participation from 10 economies and 430 attendees.

APEC Conference on Promoting Community-based Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Integrated
Care Model

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