衛生福利部 Wèishēng Fúlì Bù (Mandarin) Ví-sên Fuk-li Phu (Hakka) | |
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Formed | 17 March 1971 (as Department of Health) 23 July 2013 (as MOHW) |
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Jurisdiction | Taiwan |
Headquarters | Taipei |
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Website | www |
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]