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(衛生福利部印)|formed = 17 March 1971 (as Department of Health)23 July 2013 (as MOHW)|preceding1 = Department of Health|dissolved =|superseding =|jurisdiction = Government of the Republic of China|headquarters = Taipei|employees =|budget =|minister1_name = Hsueh Jui-yuan|minister1_pfo = Minister|minister2_name = Victor Wang, Lee Fi-Feng|minister2_pfo = Deputy Ministers|minister3_name = Shih Chung-Liang|minister3_pfo = Vice Minister|chief1_name = |chief1_position = |parent_agency = |child1_agency =|child2_agency =weblink}}|footnotes =}}The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW; {{zh|t=衛生福利部||p=Wèishēng Fúlì Bù|poj=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.WEB,weblink Ministry of Health and Welfare - Mission - the mission and vision of the MOHW, 2017-12-31, 2016-12-06,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161206172650weblink">weblink dead,

History

File:南京国民政府卫生部旧址2016年8月.jpg|thumb|Former Ministry of Health and Welfare building in NanjingNanjingFile:Headquarters of Department of Health, Executive Yuan 20101004.jpg|thumb|Former Ministry of Health and Welfare building in TaipeiTaipeiThe ministry was originally established on 17 March 1971 as the Department of Health (DOH; {{zh|c=衛生署|p=Wèishēng Shǔ|poj=Ōe-seng Sú}}). 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.WEB,weblink Ministry of Health and Welfare - MOHW News - the Ministry of Health and Welfare Building to be Opened Today, Creating Another Milestone in the Integration of Health and Welfare, 2017-12-31, 2017-02-02,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170202011915weblink">weblink dead,

Organizational structure

(File:ROC-MOHW Building 20160723c.jpg|thumb|Ministry of Health and Welfare)File:Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health, Executive Yuan 20101213.jpg|thumb|Centers for Disease Control ]]File:ROC-MOHW Food and Drug Administration 20160723.jpg|thumb|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

• 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

{{legend2|{{party color|Kuomintang}}|Kuomintang|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend2|{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}}|Democratic Progressive Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend2|{{party color|Non-partisan}}|Non-partisan/ unknown|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{| class="wikitable"-! №! width="180"|Name! colspan=2 width="180"|Term of office! Days! width="150"|Party! width="180"|Premier-!colspan=7 style="background:#318CE7; color:white;" | Minister of the Department of Health-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 1 Yen Chun-hui (顏春輝)1971176|25}}| | Yen Chia-kanChiang Ching-kuo-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 2Wang Chin-mao (王金茂)1974255|9}}| | Chiang Ching-kuoSun Yun-suan-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 3 Hsu Tzu-chiu (許子秋)198191|14}}| | Sun Yun-suanYu Kuo-hua-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 4Shih Chun-jen (施純仁)1986146|2}}| | Yu Kuo-huaLee Huan-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 5Chang Po-ya (張博雅)199029|1}}| Independent| Hau Pei-tsunLien Chan-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 6Steve Chan (詹啟賢)199715|20}}ACCESS-DATE=2017-02-25 ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20170226051234/HTTPS://UDN.COM/NEWS/STORY/1/2301842, dead, | Vincent Siew-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 7Lee Ming-liang (李明亮)2000208|31}}| Independent| Tang FeiChang Chun-hsiung IYu Shyi-kun-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;" | — Twu Shiing-jer (涂醒哲)2002112|31}}| Democratic Progressive Party| Yu Shyi-kun-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;" | 8 Twu Shiing-jer (涂醒哲)2002315|18}}| Democratic Progressive Party| Yu Shyi-kun-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 9Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁)2003182|1}}| Independent| Yu Shyi-kun-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | —Wang Hsiu-hong (王秀紅)200522|16}}| | Frank Hsieh-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 10 Hou Sheng-mao (侯勝茂)2005175|19}}| | Frank HsiehSu Tseng-chang IChang Chun-hsiung II-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 11Lin Fang-yue (林芳郁)2008209|25}}| | Liu Chao-shiuan-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" | 12 Yeh Ching-chuan (葉金川)2008268|6}}| Kuomintang| Liu Chao-shiuan-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" | 13 Yang Chih-liang (楊志良)200962|8}}| Kuomintang| Liu Chao-shiuanWu Den-yih-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 14 Chiu Wen-ta (邱文達)201187|22}}| Wu Den-yihSean Chen (politician)>Sean ChenJiang Yi-huah-!colspan=7 style="background:#318CE7; color:white;" | Minister of Health and Welfare (since 23 July 2013)-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 1Chiu Wen-ta (邱文達)20132210|3}}| | Jiang Yi-huah-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | —Lin Tzou-yien (林奏延)2014310|22}}| | Jiang Yi-huah-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 2Chiang Been-huang (蔣丙煌)2014225|19}}| | Jiang Yi-huahMao Chi-kuoChang San-cheng-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 3Lin Tzou-yien (林奏延)2016202|7}}| | Lin Chuan-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;" | 4Chen Shih-chung (陳時中)201787|17}}| Democratic Progressive Party| Lin ChuanWilliam LaiSu Tseng-chang II-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 5Hsueh Jui-yuan (薛瑞元)|18 July 2022|Incumbent202218}}|Second Su cabinet>Su Tseng-chang II-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE! style="background:{{party color|Democratic Progressive Party}}; color:white;" | 6Chiu Tai-yuan (邱泰源)|20 May 2024|Designate202420}}| Democratic Progressive Party|Cho Jung-tai

Transportation

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

See also

• Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan)
• Healthcare in Taiwan
• National Health Research Institutes (Taiwan)
• Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (Taiwan)
• Executive Yuan

References

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External links

• {{Commons category-inline|Ministry of Health and Welfare (Republic of China)}}

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