Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/12/01
By: Chen Wei-ting and William Yen

Taipei, Dec. 1 (CNA) Taiwan is expected to increase the number of designated hospitals

and pharmacies that provide medical care and medicine for HIV and AIDS patients in 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Friday.

At a press conference to announce the move, CDC Director-General Chou Jih-haw (周志浩) said Taiwan is expected to see an additional four designated hospitals that provide medical care to HIV and AIDS patients next year, bringing the total number to 73.

Also, designated pharmacies where the patients can obtain HIV medicine and related advisory information will be increased from the current four to 17, said Chou.

In Taiwan, care for HIV and AIDS patients is becoming stable, but it is still mainly offered in major hospitals, added Chou.    [FULL  STORY]