Overseas Medical Mission

Calendar events-2012

• Overseas medical mission, IRB, CCH rural care worship team and international medical cooperation center are co-hosting the 2011 year-end dinner party on Jan. 13^th evening. More than 70 staffs participated the party, and the program achievement slides were also presented during the party.
• CCH cooperated with Vision Youth Action (VYA) to send Ing Moi Hii, infection control doctor and Ms. Lin-Li Chuang, general nurse to assist the women health promotion and education project at rural area of Nepal from 29^th January to 13^th February.
• CCH cooperated with Nutrition Department of Hung Kuang University to conduct children malnutrition improvement project at the rural areas of central Vietnam from January 30^th to February 10^th .
• CCH donated a 40-ft container of used but still good equipments to build the capacity of the rural area hospitals in Indonesia.
• Three medical personnel from Indonesia GKPS Bethesda Hospital, one from Indonesia Government Hospital and another two from Mongolian Church Hospital came to CCH for short-term training from March 3^rd to March 17^th.
• The vice-superintendent Dr. Liu of CCH and General TB Silalahi of Indonesia signed equipment donation MOU on April 17^th, 2012 at Silalashi center. The representative of Taipei Economic and Trade Office, Indonesia, Mr. Andrew L.Y. Hsia was invited as witness.
• The Overseas Medical Mission Center Director, Dr. Kao Hsiao Ling is going to DC, USA from April 28^th to May 4^th to participate 2012 InterAction Forum.
• Dr. Kao Hsiao Ling, the Director of Overseas Medical Mission Center was interviewed by Radio Taiwan International on 15^th May to talk about overseas tasks of CCH.
• Two medical volunteer teams will dispatch to St. Vincent and St. Lucia separately on May 25^th, 2012 to conduct medical service at Milton Cato Memorial Hospital and St. Jude Hospital respectively.
• The official delegation was composed of the new Deputy Prime Minister of St. Lucia, Hon. Philip J. Pierre, and Minister of Education, Minister of Health and H.E. Amb. James Chi-Ping Chang of Taiwan Embassy in St. Lucia called on CCH on 22^nd May. This was the first time the St. Lucia official delegation visited CCH after the rotation of political parties in St. Lucia.
• Two Nursing Directors from St. Lucia, one head nurse from St. Vincent and another doctor from Thailand came to CCH for short-term training from June 4^th to June 29^th.
• CCH cooperated with Taiwan Theological College and Seminary, Taiwan Frontier Association to conduct medical service at the Nujian Village of Myanmar from June 18^th to June 29^th.
• CCH cooperated with National Yang Ming University and dispatched Dr. Kao, Director of Overseas Medical Mission Center and Ms. Lin, Director of Nutrition Dept. to carry out a feasibility study in malnutrition improvement at Phuntsok Choling Monastic School in Nepal from June 28^th to July 3^rd.
• Taiwan Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation hosted an international medical cooperation and humanitarian aid workshop on 4^th July and invited CCH to share the experiences of overseas medical works.
• Chiayi Christian Hospital sponsored a conference in community care and international medical service on July 27^th and invited Dr. Kao to share the experience of overseas medical mission of CCH.
• The official delegation was composed Hon. Minister, Dr. Douglas Slater, and Permanent Secretary, Mr. Andreas Wickham, Ministry of Foreign Affair, Foreign Trade and Consumer Affairs of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Mr. Allen Chen-Hua Lou of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan called on CCH on 26^th July, and visited Chinese Medicine Department and Landsborugh’s Graft with Love Memorial Hall.
• CCH cooperated with Medicine Department of National Yang Ming University to conduct children malnutrition improvement project at the Tibetan areas of Nepal from August 10^th to 18^th.
• Taiwan AID (Taiwan Alliance in International Development) organized an international conference on September 14th-15^th and Dr. Nina Kao, the CEO of International Medical Center, was invited to share the experience in the session of “The Challenges of Long-term International Development”.
• A medical volunteer team led by Dr. Hou Chen Tai was dispatched to St. Lucia on September 15^th to conduct medical service at St. Jude Hospital for 3 weeks.
• Love Beyond Borders-2011 Overseas Medical Mission Achievement Special Report was published on August 31^st.
• A medical volunteer team led by Dr. Lin, Chang-Ping will dispatch to Papua New Guinea on October 6th to conduct eye clinic service at Angau Memorial Hospital for 9 days.
• The Media Consultant, office of the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Mr. Elson Crick and the official delegation were accompanied by Mr. Hao, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan called on CCH on 11^th October 2012, and visited Long-Distance Health Management Center and Landsborugh’s Graft with Love Memorial Hall.
• The Chairman of Medical Ministry of the Church of Christ in Thailand, Dr. Ploum Suppapanya, and Dr. David R.H. Weng, Director of Medical Mission School, Chiayi Christian Hospital led the official delegation from Thailand called on CCH on November 6^th 2012, and visited specific medical department like Chinese Medicine and Landsborugh’s Graft with Love Memorial Hall.
• The President of the Senate Hon. Claudius James Francis and the Speaker of the House of Assembly Hon. Peter I. Foster of St. Lucia, were accompanied by Mr. Chiu, the Deputy Director Generalof Department of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan called on CCH on 7^th November 2012, and visited specific medical department like Bariatric Surgery and Diabetes Health Management Center and Landsborugh’s Graft with Love Memorial Hall.
• A medical volunteer team led by Dr. Yeh Liang Tsai was dispatched to St. Lucia on November 17^th to conduct medical service at St. Jude Hospital for 3 weeks.
• A medical volunteer team led by Dr. Kao Hsiao Ling was dispatched to north Thailand on December 15^th to cooperate with Overbrook Hospital conducting medical service with for 9 days.