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F. International Visitors: In 2023, there were 219 2002. It conducted training in health insurance,
visits from 30 countries, involving exchanges healthcare management and clinical techniques
on health and welfare policies, medicine, in Taiwan for healthcare professionals from
food, health insurance, technology, bilateral Taiwan's diplomatic allies and friendly countries
cooperation, etc., as shown in Figure 12-2. to improve their medical care qualities and living
2. International Medical Aid standards. TIHTC trained 78 trainees in 2023
Facing global climatic anomalies and frequent alone; it has trained over 2,000 trainees from 80
disasters, Taiwan shows its compassion by countries as of 2023 since its inception.
offering international assistance in healthcare while (4) The MOHW continued cooperation with the
demonstrating its significance to the international MOFA in 2023 to implement the "Medical
community. Cooperation Project with Pacific Allies and
(1) Taiwan International Health Action (TaiwanIHA): Friendly Countries," including the "Taiwan
TaiwanIHA is a task force jointly established by the Health Center Program in the Marshall Islands,"
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the MOHW the "Taiwan Medical Program in Palau, Nauru
to coordinate international health cooperation and Tuvalu," the "Mobile Medical Team in Fiji,"
and emergency humanitarian medical aid. In and the "Mobile Medical Team in Papua New
2023, in collaboration with the Association of Guinea." Taiwan sent medical personnel to
Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) Japan, Taiwan provide medical services or consultations to the
donated gastrointestinal endoscopy equipment locals onsite or online and cooperated various
to Nepal's Damak Hospital to expand local public health promotion activities. All were
medical examination capacity and maintain funded by the MOFA.
overall care quality. Section 3 New Southbound Policy (NSP)
(2) Global Medical Instruments Support & Service 1. The MOHW continues prioritizing the 7 NSP key
Program (GMISS) collects refurbished and countries (Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand,
essential medical equipment from hospitals in the Philippines, India, and Myanmar) and entrusts
Taiwan and donates to the countries in need in Taiwan medical centers to promote health
accordance with our diplomatic policy. In 2023, cooperation and industry linkages. Through the
a total of 6 cases were accomplished, including "healthcare-led industrial development" model,
projects in Ukraine, Eswatini, Palau, Myanmar, each entrusted center implemented tailored
Burundi, and Mongolia. strategies to different countries and collaborated
(3) Taiwan International Healthcare Training Center with relevant domestic enterprises and associations
(TIHTC): The MOHW founded the Taiwan to form a "Medical National Team" to promote the
International Healthcare Training Center in internationalization of Taiwan's healthcare industry.

Figure 12-2 Foreign Visitors by Region of Origin, 2023

22% 53 %
Europe North America

3% 16 %
Asia South America

3 %
3 %
Africa
Oceania
Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, R.O.C. (Taiwan)

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