Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan)

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW; ) is the Executive Yuan ministry responsible for the administration of the public health system, social welfare, affordable and universal health care, hospitals, pharmaceutical, immunization programs, disease prevention, supervision and coordination of local health agencies in Taiwan.

History


The ministry was originally established on 17 March 1971 as the Department of Health (DOH; ). The department was upgraded to Ministry of Health and Welfare on 23 July 2013 with the addition from the agencies in the Ministry of the Interior responsible for social welfare following restructuring of the Executive Yuan.

The original building of the MOHW was located at Datong District, Taipei when it was still named the Department of Health and being renamed Ministry of Health and Welfare. The Executive Yuan approved the construction for the new building of the then Department of Health in 2007 at Nangang District, Taipei. After years of planning and construction, the building was finally completed in May 2014. On 18 June 2014, the opening ceremony of the new MOHW building was attended by President Ma Ying-jeou, legislators, and representatives from various government agencies and related organizations.

Political departments

 * Department of Planning
 * Department of Social Insurance
 * Department of Social Assistance and Social Work
 * Department of Protective Service
 * Department of Nursing and Health Care
 * Department of Medical Affairs
 * Department of Mental Health
 * Department of Oral Health
 * Department of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy

Administrative departments

 * Department of Secretarial Affairs
 * Department of Personnel
 * Department of Civil Service Ethics
 * Department of Accounting
 * Department of Statistics
 * Department of Information Management
 * Legal Affairs Committee
 * Hospital and Social Welfare Organizations Administration Commission
 * National Health Insurance Administration
 * National Health Insurance Dispute Mediation Committee
 * Health and Welfare Workers Training Center
 * Office of International Cooperation
 * National Pension Supervisory Committee

Agencies

 * Social and Family Affairs Administration
 * Centers for Disease Control
 * Food and Drug Administration
 * Health Promotion Administration
 * National Health Insurance Administration

Transportation
The MOHW building is accessible within walking distance East from Kunyang Station of Taipei Metro.