Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan)

Centers for Disease Control

衛生福利部疾病管制署 Wèishēng Fúlì Bù Jíbìng Guǎnzhì Shǔ
Agency overview
Formed	1 July 1999
Jurisdiction	Republic of China
Headquarters	Taipei City
Minister responsible	Steve Kuo[1], Director General
Parent agency	Ministry of Health and Welfare
Website	www.cdc.gov.tw

Centers for Disease Control building

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]

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

• Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan)
• Healthcare in Taiwan

References

1. "Centers for Disease Control,R.O.C.(Taiwan)". Centers for Disease Control,R.O.C.(Taiwan).
2. "Centers for Disease Control, R.O.C.(Taiwan)". cdc.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
3. https://www.cdc.gov.tw/english/info.aspx?treeid=3847719104be0678&nowtreeid=5f733010a3c4dfe3&tid=8C072D607040C9B3
4. https://www.cdc.gov.tw/uploads/files/201408/533702a2-eedd-40da-8570-c2e15369825d.pdf
5. Lee, Hsin-Ya; Li, Jih-Heng; Wu, Li-Tzy; Wu, Jin-Song; Yen, Cheng-Fang; Tang, Hsin-Pei (2012-03-20). "Survey of methadone-drug interactions among patients of methadone maintenance treatment program in Taiwan". Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 7 (1). doi:10.1186/1747-597x-7-11.