Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan)

Ministry of Health and Welfare
衛生福利部
Wèishēng Fúlì Bù (Mandarin)
Ví-sên Fuk-li Phu (Hakka)
Agency overview
Formed17 March 1971 (as Department of Health)
23 July 2013 (as MOHW)
Preceding agency
  • Department of Health
JurisdictionTaiwan
HeadquartersTaipei
Ministers responsible
Websitewww.mohw.gov.tw Edit this at Wikidata

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW; Chinese: 衛生福利部; pinyin: Wèishēng Fúlì Bù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ōe-seng Hok-lī Pō͘) 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]

  1. ^ "Ministry of Health and Welfare - Mission - the mission and vision of the MOHW". Archived from the original on 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2017-12-31.