• August 22-25：7th APEC High Level Meeting on Health and the Economy (HLM) and Workshop on HPV and Cervical Cancer was held in Vietnam, the only major public health related multilateral international exchange and cooperation platform in which Taiwan had member status. Taiwan was invited to discuss its policies and experience in preventing the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer. At the workshop, HPA explained Taiwan’s HPA vaccine plan and future planning while also arranging bilateral meetings and exchanged with various member countries, establishing a foundation for future cooperation.2017/08/22
• August 17：Revision of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act was sent to the Ministry of Health and Welfare for approval on August 16th, 2017 and submitted to the Executive Yuan for review on August 17th.2017/08/17
• August 15-20：As a member of the Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) HPA attended the APACPH General Assembly and conference held in Seoul, South Korea. HPA Director-General Ying-wei Wang speaks on “Health Policy and Paradigm Shift”, sharing public health experience and results in Taiwan. Scholars from National Taiwan University, Taipei Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University, and Chung Shan Medical University present papers, marketing the results of public health and medical care policies in Taiwan, which was an example of professional diplomacy.2017/08/15
• July 27-28：HPA Director-General Wang Ying-wei attended the “12th Asia Pacific Hospice Conference” also visiting the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Health Promotion Board, to understand Singapore’s health promoting school and workplace policies and strategies. He also shared Taiwan’s experience in the fields and engaged in international exchange.2017/07/27
• July 16-19：The United Nations Population Fund and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health held an International Workshop on Population Ageing in APEC member countries. This provided a forum for APEC economic members/economies to discuss countermeasures to population ageing and related challenges. HPA Director-General Wang Ying-wei was invited to talk on “Promoting Age-Friendly Cities in Taiwan,” detailing the promotion of age-friendly cities and active ageing in the face of population ageing in Taiwan, exchanging ideas and sharing experiences with UN representatives and international experts.2017/07/16
• July 1,-22： HPA held four public hearings on the revision of national nutritional standards at Ministry of Health and Welfare Tainan Hospital, Taichung China Medical University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and Hualien County Health Bureau auditorium with 430 attendees.2017/07/01
• June 3：Announced “Concerns Over Major Hereditary Diseases in Children With Birth Defects After Natural Childbirth,” which came into effect the same day. 2017/06/03
• May 12：Seven participants at the “Taiwan-United States Health and Welfare Policy Symposium”, including Ms. Kim Malsam-Rysdon, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Health, Mr. Thomas Miller, Chief Medical Officer, Alabama Department of Public Health, Mr. Brent Earnest, New Mexico Human Services Department Secretary, and Dr. Pikuei Tu, Director of the Policy and Organizational Management Program at Duke University visited the HPA to better understand health promotion, non-communicable disease and risk factor prevention in Taiwan, where they also engaged in discussion and idea exchanged.2017/05/12
• May 2：HPA Convenes pressed conference to announce 2014 data on cancer in Taiwan, including diagnosis of different types of cancer in men and women, number of patients, rate of occurrence etc. Using colorectal cancer as an example, HPA reminded the public of the importance of regular screening and emphasize that cancer prevention was everyone’ responsibility. It was also noted that the high incidence of colorectal and breast cancer in Taiwan were directly related to unhealthy lifestyles and obesity. As such, “healthy living and regular screening” were the best ways to prevent such cancers.2017/05/02
• April 18：Revised “Notices for Medical Service Institutions Proceeding with Preventive and Healthcare Services”, which went into effect on May 1st, 2017.2017/04/18

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