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2024 Taiwan Health and Welfare Report

5. In May 2023, the first international psychiatric medical offshore teaching center was established in Indonesia,
with in-person instruction by Taiwanese professionals, training 56 individuals. This initiative aimed to enhance
the capacity for mental health, psychological health, and community mental rehabilitation talent training in New
Southbound Policy countries.
6. In May 2023, the MOHW led a delegation to visit the School of Medicine - Vietnam National University Ho Chi
Minh City, the Traditional Medicine Hospital, the Faculty of Traditional Medicine at the University of Medicine and
Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City, and the Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City and shared Taiwan's
experience in developing NRICM101.

Shared Taiwan's NRICM101 development experience in Vietnam

7. In November 2023, the "New Southbound Policy - Promoting International Psychiatric Medical and Mental Health
Talent Training and Establishing an International Cooperation Platform Project International Seminar" was held. The
hybrid seminar focused on "The Present and Future of Mental Health," with 320 participants from 8 countries.

Section 4 Internationalization of Medical Services
1. Background: We tried to display the advantages of our medical care services and quality of care through
promoting the internationalization of medical care services so as to advance the development of our medical
industry and increase international competitiveness.
2. Goal: To coach hospitals to establish their key strengths, to develop medical brands, to provide diversified medical
services, and to cooperate with professionals from different industries so as to expand the innovative strategies for
the future medical industry.
3. Achievements:
(1) The Medical Excellence TAIWAN (MET) Foundation established the "Taiwan Task Force for Medical Travel" and
assisted 136 hospitals in creating environments with international competitiveness.
(2) Figure 12-3 shows the number of people receiving international medical services and the output value from
2008 to 2023.
(3) Maintaining the Taiwan Medical Travel portal with six language options: traditional Chinese, English, simplified
Chinese, Vietnamese, Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Melayu. As of the end of 2023, it accumulated more than
35.50 million views.

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