109年開始COVID-19全球疫情肆虐，各國紛紛封鎖國門減少疫情散播，我院深恐暫停派駐影響當地人醫療專科看診，為持續服務國際病人，提供遠距視訊會診開啟國際病人看診管道。因馬國當地專科訓練有限，故特將馬紹爾視訊看診分成兩項(一)遠距複雜個案視訊會診，讓當地醫師針對複雜個案有管道諮詢我院專科及次專科醫師第二意見醫療諮詢；(二)轉診病患視訊會診，讓馬國在地無法進一步治療之病患，有完整的轉診系統順利轉診至我國繼續治療。
As the COVID-19 pandemic began around the world in 2020, countries closed their borders one by one to prevent the spread. The Shuang Ho Hospital (“the Hospital) is concerned about the impact of suspending our medical team stationed in the RMI and has continued offering telemedicine consultations for international patients. Due to limited specialist training in the RMI, we have divided telemedicine consultation into two categories: First is the telemedicine consultation for complicated cases so that local doctors have access to consult our specialists and subspecialists for second opinions. Second is the telemedicine consultation for referral patients so that those unable to get any further treatments locally have access to a comprehensive referral system for follow-up treatments in Taiwan.
本院自106年起協助馬紹爾群島建置實習醫學生培訓計畫，讓每年1至5名自義守大學學士後醫學系外國學生專班畢業的學生返國後，不因受限於該國的醫療教育資源不足仍能接受良好的實習訓練，延續提昇馬國醫療軟實力之美意。109年新冠肺炎疫情影響，為使馬國實習學生學習不中斷，我院立即滾動式調整授課模式，依照學生在地實習科別安排次專科以遠距視訊教學方式，持續完成實習訓練，不讓臺灣美意推動的成果半途荒廢。今年邁入第5屆已成功培訓8位實習醫學生考取當地醫師執照，目前有3位實習中，並將在111年3月再加入1名實習生，本計畫持續進行中；本計畫符合聯合國SDGs第17.9項能力培養，永續發展之最終目標，使馬國能培養出自訓醫療從業人員的能力，不須長期仰賴外來醫師。
The Hospital has been assisting the RMI in establishing a medical internship training program since 2017. Each year one to five Marshallese students graduate from the postbac program of the School of Medicine for International Students, I-Shou University, can still receive good internship training without being restricted by lack of medical education resources after returning home. The Hospital continues benevolence by promoting medical soft power in the Marshall Islands. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Hospital immediately adjusted its teaching method on a rolling basis to avoid interupted learning for the Marshallese interns and organized virtual subspecialty training based on their local specialties so that Taiwan’s benevolence will not go to waste. This year is the fifth year, eight medical interns have successfully obtained medical licenses locally, with three interns currently underway and one more to be enrolled in March 2022. This program is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 17.9 Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development, and will enable the Marshall Islands to develop the capacity of self-trained medical practitioners without having to rely on the foreign nationals in the long run.
除了臨床醫療服務，本院至102年開始承接臺灣衛生中心，便致力於公共衛生推廣，104年由臺灣衛生中心發起之Community Lifestyle Programme(CLP)社區糖尿病防治計畫，持續協助島民社區篩檢，每年追蹤逾2500人次，110年也將計畫版圖擴展到Ebon、Wotje等外島環礁，讓外島人有機會了解自己的健康，及早發現及早治療；馬國糖尿病居高不下，除飲食習慣的影響，良好的健康教育必須從小開始培養，故臺灣衛生中心自106開始與非政府組織Wellness Center偕同馬國衛生部，進入馬國教育部討論小學健康教育綱領，設置教材並於108年成為該國小學健康教育教材，110年受邀參與馬紹爾教育部修訂校園健康午餐稽查表及「馬紹爾國家營養綱領審議小組」備感榮幸。除此之外，同年度亦受邀加入世界銀行贊助的兒童早期療育發展計畫，訪視學童1,078人次推廣口腔衛生保健。
Besides providing clinical services, the Hospital took over the Taiwan Health Center in 2013 and has been dedicated to promoting public health. The Community Lifestyle Program, a community-based diabetes prevention program launched by the Taiwan Health Center in 2015, has been assisting Marshallese community screening and tracking over 2,500 people each year. The Hospital has also extended the program to the outer islands, such as Ebon and Wotje in 2021, giving outer islanders the opportunity to understand their health and to seek treatment as early as possible. Diabetes is still high in the RMI. Apart from the diet, good health education must begin at an early age. Therefore, the Taiwan Health Center and the NGO Wellness Center, together with the RMI Ministry of Health, have been working with the RMI Ministry of Education since 2017 to discuss elementary health education curriculum, and to develop teaching materials that would become Marshallese elementary health education materials in 2019. In 2021, the Hospital was honored to be invited by the RMI Ministry of Education to revise the Healthy School Lunch Audit Form and participate in the Marshallese National Nutrition Program Review Panel. In addition, we were invited to join the Early Childhood Development Project sponsored by the World Bank Group to provide 1,078 children with oral hygiene care services.
配合新冠肺炎議題持續延燒，臺灣衛生中心於110年11月24日至26日共三天舉辦新冠肺炎國際研討會，邀集包含美國CDC、Pacific Island Health Officers Association (PIHOA)及臺灣疾病管制署等6國共13位學者專家進行新冠肺炎相關主題演講授課，三日活動全程開放遠距視訊，現場共259人次實體參與。
Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Taiwan Health Center held a three-day COVID-19 International Conference from 24 to 26 November 2021, inviting 13 experts from 6 countries, including the US CDC, PIHOA and Taiwan CDC, to give talks. The 3-day event was conducted remotely with a total of 259 participants on site.
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