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Shanghai-Taipei Twin-City Forum anticipates Mayor Chiang Wan-an’s debut attendance. Focus on 2024 election context with diverse themes like digital economy, healthcare, and MOU signings.

Taiwan’s highly praised healthcare system is facing financial challenges due to inflation and an aging population. The increase in medical expenses and the rising global budget of the National Health Insurance (NHI) has led experts to fear a potential rise in the premium rate next year. 

According to recent statistics from the Taiwan Pediatric Association, this year’s recruitment rate for pediatric residents has fallen to 70%, marking a decline from previous years.

Taiwan experienced a negative population growth for three consecutive years and has one of the lowest total fertility rate in the world in 2022.

Healthcare workers at National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) are facing temporary restrictions on overseas travel from May to July, according to an internal message from the hospital’s president. 

In Taiwan, the shortage of medicine has developed into a critical issue, with a significant deficiency of medication observed across local clinics and pharmacies.

The pandemic is gradually stabilizing in Taiwan. According to doctors, however, many COVID patients have lasting symptoms, such as frequent insomnia and an abnormal sense of smell and taste. Doctors are urging high-risk groups, such as elders over 65, to get vaccinated.

Doctors are wearing high-tech glasses in the operating room, incorporating AR technology into surgeries. With 3D scans of the spine, AR assists doctors by widening their perspective during surgery, allowing them to have a more precise control, and helping them avoid any dangerous areas.

Artificial Intelligence is now able to analyze urine samples and perform cytological tests. According to results from published research from a hospital in Taichung, doctors will likely detect bladder cancer with tests that are less invasive in the future.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is on the rise again, and patients are in line to get vaccinated once again.  

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