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               On  March  30   2006,   President Shu-Bian   (J)hen   and others   announced  the  formal   establishment  of  Taiwan  International  Health
               Action  as  part  of  the   nation's  drive  to  become   a partner  for  globaf health.   In  the photo, from  14t  to  right  were former  President
              of  the   Taiwan   medicalAssociation   Yun-tung   Wu,   Minister  of  Foreign Affairs  James  Huang,   President Shui-bian  Chen,   Legislative
              Speaker  Jin-pyng  Fang,  Minister  of   Health  Shan-mou  Hou  and President  of  the  Foundation  of   Medical  professionals  Affiance  in
                                                     Taiwan   Shuh-min   Wu.

              Taiwan     International  munity,  Taiwan  has   been   include  volunteer  medical    tingwithotherintemational
              HealthAction    was   formally  actively   cooperating   in    care   and  other  services  that   humanitarian
              established     on   March    30  intemational   health  mat-    are  incalculable.      aid   institu-
              2006,   with   a  vision   to  pro-                                    tions   on   medical    and health
                                      ters   and  unfailingly   provi-
                                                                                     cooperation    and  emergency
              vide   Taiwan   with   the   chan-
                                      ding emergency  humanita-    In  view  of  the   need   to   medical   assistance.
              ce  to  give   back   to  the   inter-  rian   medical  aid   despite    fiuther   integrate    the manpo-
              national    community.
                                      certain  political   obsttuc-    wer  and  equipment  availa-    Since   a[Bi-Har    atld  its
                                     tions  and  boycotts.  As  the   ble  for  international   health    predecessor's    inception,
             By  integrating   and  effecti-
                                     medicalteamswedispatch     assistance,    the    Taiwan    joint   eff@lt3   yith   related
             vely    coordinating    the  across  the  world   have    International   Health  Oper-    agencies   have made  several
             domestic  manpower,   mate-
                                     never  been   absent   from    ations   Center   (TIHOC),   a   concrete   achievements:
             rial  resources   and   equip-
                                     an'i Igge   SCale   Interllatlo    llIllfied   inter-deparental    @ (,ByBByBd   IlByly    {J8$200
             ment   available  for  health
                                     nal   emergency  in   recent    task   force,  was   established    million   of   governtnent    and
             aid,   TaiwanIHA    helps  years,    Taiwan  has    won    in  2004.   TIHOC   has   since
             developing  countries  with                                            private   sector   donations  to
                                     recognition   and  acclaim    been reorganized   as   Taiwan    victims   of  the   2004  South
             their  essential  medical  and
                                     from    the   international    International   Health   Action    ,%iz   tsunami
             health  needs,   and  provides
                                     commututy.    Combu'ied    (TalWanlHA)   iO  make   1$    @ Cooperated    with   interna-
             timely   humanitarian   aid
                                     public  and   private  sector   more  streamlined  and   effi-    tionally     renowned    NGOs
             anywhere   in   the  world
                                     contributions   to  medical    cient.          on   post-disaster
             when  disasters  occur.                                                                recovery
                                     and  health  emergency  aid
                                                                                    and  reconshuction   by  sen-
                                     projectsoverthepastdeca-     In  the   process,   it  has   beco-   ding  Taiwanese  gynecolo-
             To   serve   as  a  responsible
                                     de   stand   at  over  US$450    me    more    extensive   and   gists   to  the  Maldives   to
             member  of  the  global   com-
                                     million.   This  sum  does   not    more  effective   in  coordina-    assist   'with   local  medical
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