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Taiwan boosts cancer screening budget to NT$6.8 billion
Discover how Taiwan is combating cancer with a NT$6.8 billion budget increase for expanded screening services and a new Cancer Drug Fund, aligning with the "Healthy Taiwan" policy to cut cancer mortality by 2030.2024/07/11 15:14 -

Taiwan’s health minister discusses new cancer drug fund
Cancer has been in Taiwan’s top ten causes of death for 42 consecutive years. Chiu Tai-yuan discussed the establishment of a cancer drug fund; 880,000 patients in 2023, cancer drugs cost $ 39.4 billion, and the Taiwan Healthcare Reform Foundation (THRF) called for a fund of tens of billions of dollars to clarify the financial resources and regulations.2024/07/01 10:11

