The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) pointed out today that the outcomes of Taiwan's use of technology in infectious disease prevention and control have been highly recognized among APEC economies and that Taiwan CDC is hosting the APEC-funded virtual conference titled “Digital Tools for Addressing Infectious Diseases in the Asia-Pacific Region: Challenges and Opportunities” on August 25 and 26, 2021, starting at 9 a.m. Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Hsueh Jui-yuan (薛瑞元), Academician of the Academia Sinica Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁), and Taiwan CDC Director-General Chou Jih-haw (周志浩) are leading domestic and foreign experts from industry, academia, and government sectors in 18 countries to share experiences of harnessing digital tools against COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. It is expected that the unity and collaboration between APEC economies can be strengthened through this conference.

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See also the Taiwan CDC website for the latest news on COVID-19：https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En