Department of Health

Department of Health (Republic of China) 衛生署
Agency overview
Formed	1971
Jurisdiction	Republic of China
Headquarters	Taipei City
Agency executives	Dr Chih-liang Yang, Minister for Health   Yen-Jen Sung, Deputy Minister   Shou-Hsia Cheng, Deputy Minister   Tzay Jinn Chen, Deputy Minister
Parent agency	Executive Yuan
Website
www.doh.gov.tw (Chinese)

Department of Health of the Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: 衛生署 Pinyin: Wèishēng Shǔ) is an executive agency of the Executive Yuan responsible for the administration of the public health system, affordable and universal health care, hospitals, pharmaceutical, immunisation programmes, disease prevention, supervision and coordination of local health agencies in Taiwan. The Minister for Health is the political head of the Department of Health. The minister is supported by two deputy ministers. The Secretary General is the top civilian bureaucrat in the department. ^[1]

Departmental Structure

The Department of Health is structured in the following divisions: ^[1]

• Bureau of Medical Affairs
• Bureau of Nursing and Healthcare
• Bureau of Pharmaceutical Affairs
• Bureau of Food Safety
• Bureau of Planning
• Bureau of International Cooperation
• Secretariat
• Personnel Office
• Accounting Office
• Statistics Office
• Civil Service Ethics Office
• Legal Affairs Committee
• Petitions and Appeals Committee
• National Health Insurance Task Force
• Information Management Center
• Science and Technology Unit
• health Education Promotion Committee
• Public Relations Office
• Congressional Liaison Unit
• Hospital Mnaagement Committee

Second tier sub agencies reporting to the Department of Health

• Bureau of National health Insurance
• Center for Disease Control
• Bureau of Health Promotion
• Bureau of Food and Drug Analysis
• Bureau of Controlled Drugs
• Committee on Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy
• NHI Supervisory Committee

Accreditation and Regulatory Agencies reporting to the Department of Health

• NHI Dispute Mediation Committee
• NHI Medical Expenditure Negotiation Committee
• Corporate National Health Research Institutes
• Corporate Center for Drug Inspection and Examniation
• Taiwan Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation
• Corporate Foundation for Compensation for Drug Hazards

See also

• Healthcare in Taiwan
• National Health Research Institutes (Taiwan)

References

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External links

• Department of Health (Official Website) (Chinese)

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