Taipei Times
Date: Oct 29, 2018
By: Lee I-chia / Staff reporter
The annual Global Health Forum in Taiwan opened yesterday in Taipei, with Vice
President Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) saying that the nation is looking forward to strengthening Asia-Pacific ties to increase cooperation in the areas of medicine and health, and promoting health-related industrial links.
The theme of the forum is “Resilience: New Challenges and Opportunities for Global Health.”
Taiwan is a member of the global public health community and it has taken the annual forum seriously for the past 14 years, Chen said.
Many nations are facing the challenges brought by rapidly aging populations and high prevalence of chronic diseases that call for better medical and public health environments as well as social welfare services, he said. [FULL STORY]