Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan)

Government ministry of the Republic of China

Ministry of Health and Welfare衛生福利部
Wèishēng Fúlì Bù (Mandarin)
Ví-sên Fuk-li Phu (Hakka)

Seal of the Ministry of Health and Welfare
(衛生福利部印)

Agency overview
Formed| 17 March 1971 (as Department of Health)
23 July 2013 (as MOHW)
Preceding agency|

* Department of Health

Jurisdiction| Taiwan
Headquarters| Taipei
Ministers responsible|

* Hsueh Jui-yuan, Minister
* Victor Wang, Lee Fi-Feng, Deputy Ministers
* Shih Chung-Liang, Vice Minister

Website| www.mohw.gov.tw

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW; Chinese: 衛生福利部; pinyin: Wèishēng Fúlì Bù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ōe-seng Hok-lī Pō͘) 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.[1]

## History

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Former Ministry of Health and Welfare building in Nanjing. Former Ministry of Health and Welfare building in Taipei (until 2014).

The ministry was originally established on 17 March 1971 as the Department of Health (DOH; Chinese: 衛生署; pinyin: Wèishēng Shǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ōe-seng Sú). 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.[2]

In 2023 the Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Health and Welfare set up a reserve system for medical personnel.[3]

## Organizational structure

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Ministry of Health and Welfare Centers for Disease Control Food and Drug Administration

### Political departments

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* 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

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* 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

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

## List of ministers

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Kuomintang   Democratic Progressive Party   Non-partisan/ unknown

№  | Name  | Term of office  | Days  | Party  | Premier

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Minister of the Department of Health
1  | Yen Chun-hui (顏春輝)  | 17 March 1971 | 25 June 1974 | 1196  |  | Yen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
2  | Wang Chin-mao (王金茂)  | 25 June 1974 | 9 May 1981 | 2510  |  | Chiang Ching-kuo
Sun Yun-suan
3  | Hsu Tzu-chiu (許子秋)  | 9 May 1981 | 14 January 1986 | 1711  |  | Sun Yun-suan
Yu Kuo-hua
4  | Shih Chun-jen (施純仁)  | 14 January 1986 | 2 June 1990 | 1600  |  | Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
5  | Chang Po-ya (張博雅)  | 2 June 1990 | 1 September 1997 | 2648  | Independent  | Hau Pei-tsun
Lien Chan
6  | Steve Chan (詹啟賢)  | 1 September 1997 | 19 May 2000 | 992  | Independent [4] | Vincent Siew
7  | Lee Ming-liang (李明亮)  | 20 May 2000 | 31 August 2002 | 833  | Independent  | Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
Yu Shyi-kun
—  | Twu Shiing-jer (涂醒哲)  | 1 September 2002 | 31 December 2002 | 121  | Democratic Progressive Party | Yu Shyi-kun
8  | Twu Shiing-jer (涂醒哲)  | 31 December 2002 | 18 May 2003 | 138  | Democratic Progressive Party | Yu Shyi-kun
9  | Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁)  | 18 May 2003 | 1 February 2005 | 625  | Independent  | Yu Shyi-kun
—  | Wang Hsiu-hong (王秀紅)  | 2 February 2005 | 16 February 2005 | 14  |  | Frank Hsieh
10  | Hou Sheng-mao (侯勝茂)  | 17 February 2005 | 19 May 2008 | 1187  |  | Frank Hsieh
Su Tseng-chang I
Chang Chun-hsiung II
11  | Lin Fang-yue (林芳郁)  | 20 May 2008 | 25 September 2008 | 128  |  | Liu Chao-shiuan
12  | Yeh Ching-chuan (葉金川)  | 26 September 2008 | 6 August 2009 | 314  | Kuomintang | Liu Chao-shiuan
13  | Yang Chih-liang (楊志良)  | 6 August 2009 | 8 February 2011 | 551  | Kuomintang | Liu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
14  | Chiu Wen-ta (邱文達)  | 8 February 2011 | 22 July 2013 | 895  |  | Wu Den-yih
Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
Minister of Health and Welfare (since 23 July 2013)
1  | Chiu Wen-ta (邱文達)  | 23 July 2013 | 3 October 2014 | 438  |  | Jiang Yi-huah
—  | Lin Tzou-yien (林奏延)  | 3 October 2014 | 22 October 2014 | 19  |  | Jiang Yi-huah
2  | Chiang Been-huang (蔣丙煌)  | 22 October 2014 | 19 May 2016 | 575  |  | Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
Chang San-cheng
3  | Lin Tzou-yien (林奏延)  | 20 May 2016 | 7 February 2017 | 263  |  | Lin Chuan
4  | Chen Shih-chung (陳時中)  | 8 February 2017 | 17 July 2022 | 1985  | Democratic Progressive Party | Lin Chuan
William Lai
Su Tseng-chang II
5  | Hsueh Jui-yuan (薛瑞元)  | 18 July 2022  | 20 May 2024  | 672  |  | Su Tseng-chang II
6  | Chiu Tai-yuan (邱泰源)  | 20 May 2024  | Incumbent | 428  | Democratic Progressive Party | Cho Jung-tai

## Transportation

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

## See also

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* Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan)
* Healthcare in Taiwan
* National Health Research Institutes (Taiwan)
* Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (Taiwan)
* Executive Yuan

## References

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1. ^ "Ministry of Health and Welfare - Mission - the mission and vision of the MOHW". Archived from the original on 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
2. ^ "Ministry of Health and Welfare - MOHW News - the Ministry of Health and Welfare Building to be Opened Today, Creating Another Milestone in the Integration of Health and Welfare". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
3. ^ Chin, Jonathan; Che-yu, Wu. "Taiwan to boost wartime medical resilience: MND". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
4. ^ "詹啟賢：我辭職才參選 郝龍斌還在位子上 | 要聞 | 即時". Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-25.

## External links

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* Official website
* Media related to Ministry of Health and Welfare (Republic of China) at Wikimedia Commons

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