Taiwan Today
Date: July 13, 2016

The documentary series “Medical Elite,” part of the “Taiwan Revealed” programs produced by

Vice President Chen Chien-jen (left) examines mosquito specimens collected by Lien Jih-ching (right), a noted expert in the insects, at the premiere of the documentary series “Taiwan Revealed: Medical Elite” July 12 at Taipei Guest House in Taipei City. (Staff photo / Huang Chung-hsin)

Discovery Channel in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, premiered at Taipei Guest House July 12, highlighting some of the nation’s world-leading health care breakthroughs and its active role in international medical relief efforts.

“Taiwan Revealed: Medical Elite” consists of two 60-minute episodes introducing medical innovations such as an improved therapy for Pompe disease and the world’s first stool color card screening for biliary atresia. The first is slated to be broadcast on Discovery Channel across Asia-Pacific July 20 and the second July 27, while the series is expected to reach about 200 million households in 36 countries and markets throughout the region.

“In the past, the international community helped Taiwan eradicate several communicable diseases. Today, as a nation with advanced medical resources, Taiwan is returning the favor,” Vice President Chen Chien-jen, a distinguished epidemiologist, said at the premiere. “Our country has been transformed from a recipient to a provider of international medical assistance, with many medical professionals contributing their expertise to help promote the universal human right to health care.”     [FULL  STORY]