More than 50,000 professionals in related fields are expected to benefit from measure
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/04/23
By: Huang Tzu-ti, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Visitors wear face masks to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus at Taipei Children’s Amusement Park. (AP photo)
A Cabinet meeting on Thursday (April 23) approved the “Public Health Experts Bill,” which the government hopes will pass the legislature before its session concludes at the end of May, wrote Liberty Times.
The criteria for individuals seeking a certificate will be expanded to include people without a diploma in public health, but the expertise required for the profession will not be compromised, said Shih Chung-liang (石崇良), director-general of the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Department of Medical Affairs. Know-how in epidemiology, biostatistics, and health behaviors, for example, will be relevant to the certification.
Currently, around 50,000 people qualifiy to register for an examination. Those certified will be able to practice public health work in areas like community-prone health hazards, epidemic investigation, health surveys for the general public, well-being promotion, and food safety, reported UDN.
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