Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan)
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衛生福利部疾病管制署 Wèishēng Fúlì Bù Jíbìng Guǎnzhì Shǔ |
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Formed | 1 July 1999 |
Jurisdiction | Republic of China |
Headquarters | Taipei City |
Minister responsible | |
Parent agency | Ministry of Health and Welfare |
Website | www.cdc.gov.tw |
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC; Chinese: 衛生福利部疾病管制署; pinyin: Wèishēng Fúlì Bù Jíbìng Guǎnzhì Shǔ) is the agency of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Republic of China that combats the threat of communicable diseases in Taiwan.[2]
Contents
History
The agency was established on 1 July 1999.[3]
Organizational structures
- Information Management Office
- Secretariat
- Personnel Office
- Civil Service Ethics Office
- Accounting and Statistics Office
Divisions
- Division of Planning and Coordination
- Division of Infection Control and Biosafety
- Division of Acute Infectious Disease
- Division of HIV/AIDS and TB
- Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Division of Quarantine
- Epidemic Intelligence Center
- Center for Research, Diagnostics and Vaccine Development
Centers
- Taipei Regional Center
- Northern Regional Center
- Central Regional Center
- Eastern Regional Center
- Southern Regional Center
- Kaohsiung-Pingtung Regional Center[4]
Transportation
The headquarter center is accessible within walking distance south of Shandao Temple Station of Taipei Metro.
Methadone Program
The agency subsidizes a methadone maintenance treatment program in Taiwan. This includes providing methadone for addicts as well as providing psychiatrists, nurses, and case works, additionally the program "also provides educational programs for specific patients who were under conditions of deferred prosecution."[5]
See also
References
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