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(4) Empowering communities to create mutual assistance networks, thereby increasing their volunteer capacity.
4. Expanding current systems of healthcare and safeguarding people's right to seek medical assistance
(1) Optimizing children's care resources, raising the level of child health well-being.
(2) Implementing tiered medical care, promoting a population group centered integrated care network.
(3) Refining the emergency medical care and severe case care system, increasing the accessibility of telemedicine.
(4) Implementing the Patient Right to Autonomy Act to ensure patient's right to die with dignity.
(5) Improving the practice environment for medical professionals, promoting the legalization of medical malpractice and dispute resolution.
(6) Refining the training for traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and bolstering the regulations for folk therapy industry.
(7) Strengthening global exchanges and cooperation and getting involved in international health and welfare organizations.
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Figure 1-3 Administrative Goals of the MOHW, 2021
Mission Vision
Administrative Goal
Promoting the Health and Well-Being for All Citizens Being the Most Trustworthy Ministry
Reinforcing the welfare service system and giving priority to care for vulnerable groups
Setting up a high-quality long-term care system and preparing holistic long- term care service resources
Creating a mutual assistance society and improving the protective services system
Expanding current systems of healthcare and safeguarding people's rights to seek medical assistance
Building an excellent epidemic prevention system and consolidating national epidemic prevention security
Constructing a safe environment for food and drugs, protecting the health and safety of the general public
Constructing a healthy and supportive environment to facilitate holistic health
Accomplishing National Health Insurance and National Pension Insurance systems and strengthening social insurance systems
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Organization and Policy