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Taiwan is grappling with a growing shortage of doctors in public health centers, affecting healthcare services nationwide. The situation has deteriorated since 2014, and the pandemic has exacerbated the issue, leading many doctors to consider quitting. Healthcare experts are urging comprehensive long-term planning to address the crisis.

President Tsai Ing-wen’s delegation visit to Eswatini strengthens diplomatic ties and collaboration in public health, medical care, and women’s empowerment. The visit marks important anniversaries in relations between the two nations.

Taiwan faces a concerning spike in dengue fever cases, with Tainan bearing the brunt of over 80% of the 1,579 cases reported this year. As the nation grapples with rising temperatures and typhoon season, authorities intensify efforts to curb the disease’s spread. Learn about the factors driving the outbreak and essential prevention measures.

Kuomintang (KMT) presidential hopeful Hou Yu-ih unveiled his energy policy on Wednesday (Aug. 9), outlining four goals aimed at achieving net-zero emissions by 2050: environmental sustainability, national security, public health, and a sustainable transition.

Taiwan health authorities have warned the public to take preventative measures against dengue fever, as nearly 300 cases have been reported nationwide this year, including the first domestic case reported in Tainan in June.

The Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants have continued to spread in Taiwan. In a recent meeting organized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, health experts decided that the next-generation vaccines will be open for vaccination in two phases.

賴比瑞亞的國家公共衛生研究所（National Public Health Institute）今天發布聲明表示，賴比瑞亞已經通報2018年以來國內首起猴痘病例。

美國麻州公共衛生局（Massachusetts Department of Public Health）今天表示，麻州1名男子證實感染猴痘病毒，此人最近曾前往加拿大。

體能活動可以降低多種慢性病，如心血管疾病、第二型糖尿病，以及多種癌症引起的發病率和死亡率，而每天走路就是最簡單的體能活動！營養師呂孟凡表示，2022年3月1日最新發表在《刺胳針公共衛生期刊》（The Lancet Public Health）研究顯示，60歲以上長者每天走6000至8000步、60歲以下族群每天走8000至10000步，可降低死亡率。

英格蘭公共衛生署（Public Health England）表示，英國今天新增5274起2019冠狀病毒疾病（COVID-19）病例，改寫3月26日以來單日最高紀錄。

2019年12月起中國大陸湖北武漢市發現不明原因肺炎群聚，疫情初期個案多與武漢華南海鮮城活動史有關，大陸官方於2020年1月9日公布其病原體為新型冠狀病毒。此疫情隨後迅速在中國大陸其他省市與世界各地擴散，並證實可有效人傳人。世界衛生組織（WorldHealth Organization, WHO）於2020年1月30日公布此為一公共衛生緊急事件（Public Health Emergency of International Concern, PHEIC），2月11日將此新型冠狀病毒所造成的疾病稱為新冠肺炎（Coronavirus Disease-2019，簡稱COVID-19），國際病毒學分類學會則將此病毒學名定為SARS-CoV-2（Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2）。

美國約翰霍普金斯大學彭博公共衛生學院（Johns Hopkins BloombergSchool of Public Health）研究人員今天表示，至少在2022年前，每4人就有1人無法獲得疫苗接種機會。