Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan)

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The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW; Template:Zh) is the Executive Yuan ministry 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]

History

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Former Ministry of Health and Welfare building in Nanjing.
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Former Ministry of Health and Welfare building in Taipei (until 2014).

The ministry was originally established on 17 March 1971 as the Department of Health (DOH; Template:Zh). 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]

In 2023 the Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Health and Welfare set up a reserve system for medical personnel.[3]

Organizational structure

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Ministry of Health and Welfare
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Centers for Disease Control
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Food and Drug Administration

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 Health
  • Department of Oral Health
  • Department of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy

Administrative departments

Agencies

List of ministers

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№ Name Term of office Days Party Premier
Minister of the Department of Health
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 1 Yen Chun-hui (顏春輝) 17 March 1971 25 June 1974 Script error: No such module "age". Yen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 2 Wang Chin-mao (王金茂) 25 June 1974 9 May 1981 Script error: No such module "age". Chiang Ching-kuo
Sun Yun-suan
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 3 Hsu Tzu-chiu (許子秋) 9 May 1981 14 January 1986 Script error: No such module "age". Sun Yun-suan
Yu Kuo-hua
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 4 Shih Chun-jen (施純仁) 14 January 1986 2 June 1990 Script error: No such module "age". Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 5 Chang Po-ya (張博雅) 2 June 1990 1 September 1997 Script error: No such module "age". Independent Hau Pei-tsun
Lien Chan
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 6 Steve Chan (詹啟賢) 1 September 1997 19 May 2000 Script error: No such module "age". Independent [4] Vincent Siew
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 7 Lee Ming-liang (李明亮) 20 May 2000 31 August 2002 Script error: No such module "age". Independent Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
Yu Shyi-kun
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | — Twu Shiing-jer (涂醒哲) 1 September 2002 31 December 2002 Script error: No such module "age". Democratic Progressive Party Yu Shyi-kun
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 8 Twu Shiing-jer (涂醒哲) 31 December 2002 18 May 2003 Script error: No such module "age". Democratic Progressive Party Yu Shyi-kun
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 9 Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) 18 May 2003 1 February 2005 Script error: No such module "age". Independent Yu Shyi-kun
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | — Wang Hsiu-hong (王秀紅) 2 February 2005 16 February 2005 Script error: No such module "age". Frank Hsieh
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 10 Hou Sheng-mao (侯勝茂) 17 February 2005 19 May 2008 Script error: No such module "age". Frank Hsieh
Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 11 Lin Fang-yue (林芳郁) 20 May 2008 25 September 2008 Script error: No such module "age". Liu Chao-shiuan
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 12 Yeh Ching-chuan (葉金川) 26 September 2008 6 August 2009 Script error: No such module "age". Kuomintang Liu Chao-shiuan
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 13 Yang Chih-liang (楊志良) 6 August 2009 8 February 2011 Script error: No such module "age". Kuomintang Liu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 14 Chiu Wen-ta (邱文達) 8 February 2011 22 July 2013 Script error: No such module "age". Wu Den-yih
Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
Minister of Health and Welfare (since 23 July 2013)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 1 Chiu Wen-ta (邱文達) 23 July 2013 3 October 2014 Script error: No such module "age". Jiang Yi-huah
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | — Lin Tzou-yien (林奏延) 3 October 2014 22 October 2014 Script error: No such module "age". Jiang Yi-huah
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 2 Chiang Been-huang (蔣丙煌) 22 October 2014 19 May 2016 Script error: No such module "age". Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 3 Lin Tzou-yien (林奏延) 20 May 2016 7 February 2017 Script error: No such module "age". Lin Chuan
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 4 Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) 8 February 2017 17 July 2022 Script error: No such module "age". Democratic Progressive Party Lin Chuan
William Lai
Su Tseng-chang II
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | 5 Hsueh Jui-yuan (薛瑞元) 18 July 2022 20 May 2024 Script error: No such module "age". Su Tseng-chang II
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 6 Chiu Tai-yuan (邱泰源) 20 May 2024 Incumbent Script error: No such module "age". Democratic Progressive Party Cho Jung-tai

Transportation

The MOHW building is accessible within walking distance East from Kunyang Station of Taipei Metro.

See also

References

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External links

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