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06 ｜ Communicable Disease Control

to jointly promote prevention efforts, effectively improved distribution efficiency to maintain the
controlling the monkeypox epidemic in Taiwan. protective equipment distribution and exchange
4. The Communicable Disease Prevention and Control mechanism and ensure safe stockpile levels.
Medical Network continues to be operational, as Section 2 Healthcare-associated Infection
seen in Figure 6-7. In 2023, there were a total of
142 designated isolation hospitals. Each network Control and Laboratory
zone designated one regional response hospital Biosafety Management
and one cooperation hospital. In addition to regular 1. Conducted infection control inspections in
testing and inspections of negative pressure healthcare institutions, strengthening implementation
isolation wards in response hospitals, relevant of infection control measures through external
drills and trainings were conducted to enhance the audits. 238 hospitals and 510 long-term care
emergency response capacity and plans, aiming to facilities (including 434 elderly welfare institutions, 31
maximize the effectiveness of regional joint defense long-term care service institutions, and 45 disability
mechanisms. welfare institutions) were inspected. Inspection
5. Continued to strengthen the stockpiling and results showed 1 district hospital and 3 institutions
management mechanism of epidemic prevention failed to pass, all of which have been placed under
supplies, optimized the intelligent management enhanced guidance and improvement tracking by
systems for epidemic prevention supplies, and local governments.

Figure 6-7 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Medical Network

Names of Network
Region
Response Hospital
Region Names of Network Heping Fuyou Branch,
Response Hospital
Taipei City Hospital
Taipei
Sinwu Branch, Taoyuan •29 isolation beds
General Hospital, MOHW
North
•17 isolation beds Keelung
Mazu Taoyuan Taipei
Hsinchu New Taipei City

Kinmen Hsinchu
Names of Network City Yilan
Region
Response Hospital Miaoli
Taichung Hospital, MOHW Taichung
Central
•20 isolation beds Changhua
Hualien
Nantou
Yunlin
Penghu
Chiayi
City Region Names of Network
Chiayi Response Hospital

Tainan Hualien Hospital, MOHW
East
Taitung •4 isolation beds
Kaohsiung
Names of Network
Region
Response Hospital Names of Network
Region Response Hospital
Tainan Hospital, MOHW Ludao
South Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Municipal
•22 isolation beds Min-Sheng Hospital
Pingtung &
Pingtung •10 isolation beds
Lanyu
Source: Taiwan Centers for Disease Control
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