President Lai Ching-te said during the inaugural Asia-Pacific Hospital at Home Congress June 27 in Taipei City that Taiwan is happy to share its experience with global partners to promote a healthy world.
Lai said Taiwan’s growing elderly population creates challenges such as providing care for individuals with chronic diseases and disabilities, as well as nursing and caretaking labor shortages.
As Taiwan’s first president to have served as a physician, Lai said a core component of his policy platform is building a healthy Taiwan for all, with home care playing a critical role.
The president cited as an example the acute care at home trial project launched after he took office in 2024 for patients with pneumonia and urinary tract and soft tissue infections, which employed digital technology to offer telemedicine and other innovative medical services.
As of April this year, the program has served more than 7,700 patients, with only 4 percent of them requiring emergency room visits or hospitalization, he said, adding that the program has since been expanded to offer home care for all infectious disease patients and allow patients to be discharged from the hospital sooner.
Lai said the success of the initiative represents the government’s proactive response to Taiwan’s changing demographic landscape by allocating resources more effectively. It also established a successful healthcare model that Taiwan can share with the rest of the world, he added.
The president thanked Taiwan Society of Home Health Care for initiating the congress, welcomed participants from 15 countries taking part in the two-day event and expressed hope of seeing enhanced connections between Taiwan and the global community. (SFC-E)
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Lai said Taiwan’s growing elderly population creates challenges such as providing care for individuals with chronic diseases and disabilities, as well as nursing and caretaking labor shortages.
As Taiwan’s first president to have served as a physician, Lai said a core component of his policy platform is building a healthy Taiwan for all, with home care playing a critical role.
The president cited as an example the acute care at home trial project launched after he took office in 2024 for patients with pneumonia and urinary tract and soft tissue infections, which employed digital technology to offer telemedicine and other innovative medical services.
As of April this year, the program has served more than 7,700 patients, with only 4 percent of them requiring emergency room visits or hospitalization, he said, adding that the program has since been expanded to offer home care for all infectious disease patients and allow patients to be discharged from the hospital sooner.
Lai said the success of the initiative represents the government’s proactive response to Taiwan’s changing demographic landscape by allocating resources more effectively. It also established a successful healthcare model that Taiwan can share with the rest of the world, he added.
The president thanked Taiwan Society of Home Health Care for initiating the congress, welcomed participants from 15 countries taking part in the two-day event and expressed hope of seeing enhanced connections between Taiwan and the global community. (SFC-E)
Write to Taiwan Today at ttonline@mofa.gov.tw
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