Promoting equality in the field of health
Health is human fundamental right and universal value. Better health means greater well -being of people and affects the survival and development of the state and the world itself. At 77.
The Taiwanese National Health Insurance System (NHI), which covers 99.9 percent of the population, has turned 30 this year. The NHi system provides fair, accessible and effective healthcare for Taiwan residents and has become a global criterion for achieving general health care. In an annual survey conducted by Numbero, Taiwan was ranked first in the category of healthcare index for seven years.
The NHI system operates on the basis of a self -pay and self -sufficient model that effectively solves financial challenges due to population aging and increasing costs of healthcare. With the reform of premium levels and additional sources of financing, the system is laid on solid and sustainable foundations.
Chairman Lai ching-te He presented a vision of healthy Taiwan in 2024 to promote the health of Taiwan, with which we continue to focus on people, families and communities, so we are expanding activities to promote health and preventive health. In addition, we carry out a plan for family doctors, offer comprehensive care for patients with chronic diseases and use telemedicine to improve the accessibility of rural health. By promoting integrated long -term care, palliative care and aging in the home environment, we provide holistic, lifelong and dignified care for all people and realize equality in the field of health.
In 2021, the World Health Organization published a global digital health strategy for the period 2020-2025, which seeks to develop and adopt digital health solutions to prevent, detect and respond to infectious diseases. Taiwan continues to exploit its skills in the field of information and communication technology to establish effective health systems and services with high yields on investments. Storage in the NHI cloud enables more efficient exchange of health records, while adopting international standards such as Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources improves international health exchange. In addition, the integration of technologies through artificial intelligence is promoted by the development of smart health care. For example, the introduction of a virtual health insurance card and the My Health Bank application allows you to manage real -time personal health data and help people make health decisions.
In 2008, Taiwan introduced health technology evaluation and encouraged the formation of policy -based policies. It has also accelerated the involvement of new treatments, such as genetic and cell therapies, into the national health insurance system.
Despite its political challenges, Taiwan is constantly involved in international health matters and seeks to support the global health system. Photo: Shutterstock
In addition, despite its political challenges, Taiwan is constantly involved in international health matters and seeks to support the global healthcare system. During the Covida-19 pandemic, Taiwan played a key role in exchanging supplies, strategies and experiences and proved to be a reliable global partner. The Taiwanese success story in the implementation of universal health insurance offers valuable experience for countries around the world. By sharing our experience in the field of universal health coverage, financial management and digital health, we hope that we will facilitate other countries achieving the goal of WHO on universal health coverage.
In this fast -changing world, health challenges go beyond borders, so global cooperation has become essential for resolving various health crises. Nevertheless, due to China, which distorts the United Nations General Assembly resolution 2758 and the resolution of 25.1 of the World Health Assembly, Taiwan is still not allowed to participate in WHO, the most important body for global health cooperation. None of these resolutions even mentions Taiwan or states that Taiwan is part of the People’s Republic of China. Therefore, these resolutions have no jurisdiction to grant the LRK any right to represent Taiwan in the World Health Organization.
In view of this and to maintain the basic values of the UN, such as inclusion and universality, we urge WHO and all the pages concerned to recognize the important contribution of Taiwan to the world public health and human right to health. WHO must necessarily accept a more open approach and show flexibility and adhere to the principles of professionalism and inclusion. Taiwan should be pragmatically included in the World Health Assembly and all WHO meetings, activities and mechanisms, especially those related to the Pandem Agreement. Taiwan sincerely hopes that he will cooperate with the international community in the formation of the future of healthcare without borders, which exercises the fundamental human right to health, determined in the WHO Constitution, and the vision of the UN so that no one should be neglected.
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Dr. Chiu Tai-Yuan is the Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
