“Combating emerging and re-emerging public health threats through regional field epidemiology training networks.”
About Taiwan CDC
Taiwan Centers for Disease Control was established in 1999 by merging the National Institute of Preventive Medicine, the National Quarantine Service, and the Bureau of Communicable Disease Control following an outbreak of enterovius-71. It is the highest-level government infectious disease control agency in Taiwan. In addition to the main office in Taipei, Taiwan CDC has 6 regional offices located throughout Taiwan, which work closely with local health departments. Through comprehensive surveillance, sound policy implementation, and the collaboration between the government and its people, Taiwan CDC aims to control infectious diseases in Taiwan and collaborate internationally.
About Taiwan FETP
Following a poliomyelitis outbreak in 1982, the Taiwan FETP was established in 1984 with assistance from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Taiwan FETP has been a member of TEPHINET since 1998. Taiwan FETP is a 2- year program that is based at Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and provides advanced field epidemiology training and service. Taiwan FETP has 34 cohorts, with over 100 graduates having successfully completed their training, and engaging in public health services, including the emergency response to COVID-19. For more information, please visit the TEPHINET website.
Taiwan CDC & FETP Timeline
1982 - Polio outbreak; the last one in Taiwan
1984 - Introduced universal hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, the first of such program in the world
1998 - Outbreak of Enterovirus-71, exposing the need to streamline communicable disease control
1999 - Taiwan CDC established by merging the National Institute of Preventive Medicine, the National Quarantine Service, and the Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
2003 - SARS outbreak response
2005 - Implemented the "National Mobilization Plan to Halve TB in 10 years"
2006 - Implemented HIV harm reduction program, including needle exchange and the use of methadone
2009 - H1N1 pandemic influenza response
2013 - Re-emergence of rabies in Taiwan, mainly among ferret badgers. No human cases occurred
2015 - Largest dengue fever outbreak in southern Taiwan since the 1940's; more than 40,000 cases confirmed
2016 - Zika virus outbreak response. No locally-acquired cases found
2020 - COVID-19 Pandemic Response
1984 - Established with support from US CDC, after the polio outbreak exposed the need for field epidemiology professionals
2001 - Hosted the 1st Southeast Asia and Western Pacific Bi-Regional TEPHINET Scientific Conference
2003 - Supported SARS outbreak response
2005 - Began recruiting medical officers following recommendation from US CDC experts
2007 - Hosted the 4th Southeast Asia and Western Pacific Bi-Regional TEPHINET Scientific Conference
2009 - Supported H1N1 influenza pandemic response
2011 - Collaborated with Haiti, training field epidemiology professionals
2013 - Conducted rapid risk assessment of ferret badger exposure
2014 - Collaborated with Korea CDC for norovirus outbreak investigation
2017 - Hepatitis C outbreaks in healthcare settings investigated
2019 - Investigated the first case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) in Taiwan
2020 - COVID-19 Pandemic Response