Executive Yuan Minister without Portfolio and Spokesperson Hsu Kuo-yung on Sunday said that maintaining the status quo across the Taiwan Strait has been the consistent policy of the government.

An artificial intelligence-based forecasting website for influenza was jointly launched by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Taiwan technology company Acer Inc. April 11 in Taipei City as part of government efforts to safeguard public well-being.

The majority of people support the government’s response to mainland Chinese measures aimed at draining capital, expertise and talent from Taiwan, according to a poll released April 12 by the Cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council.

According to MOHW statistics for 2016, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and hypertensive disease—all related to hypertension—were ranked as the second, fourth and eighth leading causes of death in Taiwan, respectively. One in every 4.5 deaths is caused by hypertensive diseases.

Tuberculosis care in Taiwan is partially covered by the NHI. Expenses not provided for under the system are subsidized by the CDC to ensure a strong disease prevention and treatment network.

The sixth season of “Taiwan to the World,” a documentary series produced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with National Geographic Channel, is premiering April 9-10 on cable TV platforms in 37 countries and territories.

Staunch support shown by diplomatic allies for Taiwan’s bid to participate in the 71st World Health Assembly—the decision-making body of the World Health Organization—May 21-26 in Geneva is sincerely appreciated by the government and people, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Booklets are distributed to newlyweds at household registration offices nationwide to provide information on reproductive health services as well as advocate appropriate ages for childbearing.

On May 26, 2017, Sri Lanka was devastated by its most severe flooding in 14 years, causing 244 deaths and affecting more than 179,000 families, with 698,000 people evacuated from their homes. When Buddha’s Light International Association World Headquarters President Most Venerable Hsin Bau and BLIA World Headquarters Acting President Ven. Tzu Jung heard of this disaster, they immediately instructed BLIA World Headquarters to donate US$10,000 in emergency relief funding and directed the Buddha’s

“Daddy, I have finally got a pair of unique shoes!” Dancing with excitement, the 13-year-old girl, Loan, just fulfilled a dream she had had since she was little. Seeing Loan’s joy, A-De, Loan’s father, had complex feelings. “Being poor with four children to raise, I could not afford the medical expenses for Loan’s treatment ” A-De said. “Fortunately, Loan did not need to get an amputation; otherwise, I would have felt guilty for the rest of my life.” Loan suffered from congenital lower limb lymp