Taiwan makes cash donation to Belize
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| Published on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 |
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BELMOPAN, Belize: The government of Taiwan has made a cash donation of US$100,000 to Belize for flood relief and emergency medical supplies in an effort to assist with the recent flood event in Belize. The cheque was handed over Monday to Prime Minister Dean Barrow by Taiwan's Ambassador to Belize Ting Joseph Shih.
Additionally, the Tao Yuan hospital is shipping a container of medical equipment and the Taiwan International Health Action group is organizing medical teams to provide assistance. This assistance is a direct result of the recent visit of the Minister of Health, Pablo Marin and Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr Peter Allen to Taiwan.
At the invitation of the Health Minister of Taiwan Dr Ching-Chuan Yeh, Marin and Allen attended the “2008 Global Forum for Health Leaders” from November 3-6, 2008, in Taipei City.
The theme of the forum was “Health and Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities,” and focused on three main areas: (1) Evidence-based health policy, (2) Global trend of healthcare quality, and (3) Capacity-building for disease control.
During their visit to Taipei, Marin and Allen met separately with Health Minister Yeh, who assured them that Taiwan would assist Belize, through its Embassy in Belize, with a supply of urgently needed pharmaceuticals to address the medical issues associated with the recent floods in Belize.
The Minister and the CEO also met the Vice President of the Tao Yuan General Hospital, Dr Yuan-chiang Chung, to discuss further collaboration between the Belize Health Ministry and Tao Yuan General Hospital in areas of human resource development and infrastructure capacity building. They also took the opportunity to meet with Belizeans who are on short and long-term scholarships in Taiwan. | | | | Reads : 1061 | | | |
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