Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan)
| 衛生福利部 Wèishēng Fúlì Bù |
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| Formed | 17 March 1971 (as Department of Health) 23 July 2013 (as MOHW) |
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| Jurisdiction |  Republic of China |
| Headquarters | Taipei City |
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| Parent agency | Executive Yuan |
| Website | www.mohw.gov.tw |
The Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Republic of China (MOHW; Chinese: 中華民國衛生福利部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Wèishēng Fúlì Bù) is the ministry of the Republic of China responsible for the administration of the public health system, social welfare, affordable and universal health care, hospitals, pharmaceutical, immunization programs, disease prevention, supervision and coordination of local health agencies in Taiwan.[1]
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History
The ministry was originally established on 17 March 1971 as the Department of Health (DOH; Chinese: 衛生署; pinyin: Wèishēng Shǔ). The department was upgraded to Ministry of Health and Welfare on 23 July 2013 with the addition from the agencies in the Ministry of the Interior responsible for social welfare following restructuring of the Executive Yuan.
The original building of the MOHW was located at Datong District, Taipei when it was still named the Department of Health and being renamed Ministry of Health and Welfare. The Executive Yuan approved the construction for the new building of the then Department of Health in 2007 at Nangang District, Taipei. After years of planning and construction, the building was finally completed in May 2014. On 18 June 2014, the opening ceremony of the new MOHW building was attended by President Ma Ying-jeou, legislators, and representatives from various government agencies and related organizations.[2]
Organizational structure
Political departments
- Department of Planning
- Department of Social Insurance
- Department of Social Assistance and Social Work
- Department of Protective Service
- Department of Nursing and Health Care
- Department of Medical Affairs
- Department of Mental and Oral Health
- Department of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy
Administrative departments
- Department of Secretarial Affairs
- Department of Personnel
- Department of Civil Service Ethics
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Statistics
- Department of Information Management
- Legal Affairs Committee
- Hospital and Social Welfare Organizations Administration Commission
- National Health Insurance Administration
- National Health Insurance Dispute Mediation Committee
- Health and Welfare Workers Training Center
- Office of International Cooperation
- National Pension Supervisory Committee
Agencies
- Social and Family Affairs Administration
- Centers for Disease Control
- Food and Drug Administration
- Health Promotion Administration
- National Health Insurance Administration
List of Ministers
Minister of Department of Health
- Twu Shiing-jer (1 September 2002 – 31 December 2002) (acting)
- Twu Shiing-jer (31 December 2002 – 18 May 2003)
- Chen Chien-jen (18 May 2003 – 1 February 2005)
- Wang Hsiu-hong (2 February 2005 – 16 February 2005) (acting)
- Hou Sheng-mao (17 February 2005 – 20 May 2008)
- Lin Fang-you (20 May 2008 – 25 September 2008)
- Yeh Chin-chuan (26 September 2008 – 6 August 2009)
- Yang Chih-liang (6 August 2009 – 8 February 2011)
- Chiu Wen-ta (8 February 2011 – 22 July 2013)
Minister of Health and Welfare
- Chiu Wen-ta (23 July 2013 – 3 October 2014)
- Lin Tzou-yien (3 October 2014 – 22 October 2014) (acting)
- Chiang Been-huang (22 October 2014 –)[3]
Transportation
The MOHW building is accessible within walking distance East from Kunyang Station of Taipei Metro.
See also
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- Chinese Physicians and Smoking
- Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (Republic of China)
- Executive Yuan
