關島患者搭包機來台就醫 感謝開啟美麗人生
2021-02-17
關島人道包機於1月成行，其中一名女性患者由中國醫藥大學附設醫院收治並贊助醫療費用，院方今天表示，患者經施予胃繞道手術後，原本251公斤的體重已下降20公斤。 中國附醫與外交部共同促成關島人道醫療包機於1月11日順利抵台。其中一名由中國附醫收治的關島女性患者，到院完成隔離檢疫後，配合內科治療與接受國際代謝形體醫學中心院長黃致錕的胃繞道手術後，已成功減重20公斤，預計於9日出院。 外交部北美司長徐佑典也應邀到院探訪病人，並感謝醫院贊助醫療費用2萬美元，以實際行動落實草根外交；這名關島女患者術後感謝台灣政府及中國附醫，「幫助我開啟另一個美麗人生」。 中國附醫院長周德陽表示，這次關島人道醫療包機成行真是彌足珍貴，院方啟動高規格防疫檢查措施，患者入境後搭乘防疫專車到院，入院後直接入住負壓隔離病房，前、後兩次PCR（聚合酶連鎖反應）檢測陰性，嚴格執行各項防護、清潔、消毒工作，在嚴謹防疫下達到醫療救援的目標。 黃致錕表示，在隔離期間，使用肥胖賀爾蒙治療同時輔以營養師為患者所設計的低卡高蛋白餐的方式，降低手術時的危險因子，再進行胃繞道手術。在隔離的14 天裡，內科減重成果比預期中順利，已經成功減去20公斤，預計在術後一年，將可減去一半的體重。 徐佑典指出，感謝中國醫藥大學附設醫院在這次關島人道醫療包機案中居中協調，順利促成包機，更贊助關島病患部分醫療費用，以實際行動發揮草根外交效益，使台灣高品質醫療在關島備受矚目。 下週將出院返回關島的患者表示，謝謝大家為她做的這一切，醫院贊助她大筆醫療費，關島台灣商會會長贊助她和母親的飛機票費用；在這裡她受到家人般的照護，「我愛台灣，我愛中國附醫」。 （中央社記者郝雪卿）轉貼報導：中央通訊社 搭乘關島人道包機來台就醫的一名關島女性患者（中） 由中國醫藥大學附設醫院收治並贊助醫療費用，在完成胃繞道手術後體重減掉20公斤（院方提供）
關島患者搭包機來台就醫 感謝開啟美麗人生
Covid-19 pandemic causes a global democracy slump
2021-02-04
Government-imposed lockdowns and other disease-control measures led to the withdrawal of civil liberties on a massive scale, causing score downgrades across the vast majority of countries. Every region of the world experienced a democratic rollback, but the removal of individual liberties in developed democracies was the most remarkable feature of 2020. The Middle East and North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa both had a terrible year as autocratic leaders used the cover of the pandemic to crack down on opposition. Asia gained three “full democracies” (Japan, South Korea and Taiwan), while Europe lost two (France and Portugal). The US remains a “flawed democracy”, polarised not only on policy issues but on core values, and the social cohesion needed to support a “full democracy” has collapsed. In Eastern Europe and Latin America, the pandemic compounded existing democratic flaws, including weak checks and balances, persistent corruption, a proclivity in some places for strong leaders, and pressures on media freedom. In the 2020 edition of The Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual Democracy Index, which provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide, the average global score fell from 5.44 (on a scale of 0-10) to 5.37. This is the worst score since the index was first produced in 2006. A large majority of countries—116 of a total of 167 (almost 70%)—recorded a decline in their total score compared with 2019. Only 38 (22.6%) recorded an improvement, and the other 13 stagnated. According to our measure of democracy, only about half (49.4%) of the world’s population live in a democracy of some sort, and far fewer (8.4%) reside in a “full democracy”; this level is up from 5.7% in 2019, as several Asian countries have been upgraded. More than one-third of the world’s population live under authoritarian rule, a large share of whom live in China. Of the 167 countries and territories covered by the model, 75 are considered to be democracies. The number of “full democracies” increased to 23 in 2020, up from 22 in 2019. The number of “flawed democracies” fell by two, to 52. Of the remaining 92 countries in our index, 57 are “authoritarian regimes”, up from 54 in 2019, and 35 are classified as “hybrid regimes”, down from 37 in 2019. There were some impressive improvements (Taiwan) and some dramatic declines (Mali). There were 11 changes of regime category, seven negative and four positive. Three countries (Japan, South Korea and Taiwan) moved from the “flawed democracy” category to be classified as “full democracies”, and one country, Albania, was upgraded to a “flawed democracy” from a “hybrid regime”. France and Portugal experienced a reversal, losing the “full democracy” status that they had regained in 2019, re-joining the ranks of “flawed democracies”. El Salvador and Hong Kong were relegated from the “flawed democracy” classification to that of “hybrid regime”. Further down the ranking, Algeria, Burkina Faso and Mali lost their status as “hybrid regimes” and are now designated as “authoritarian regimes”. The deterioration in the global score in 2020 was driven by declines in the average regional score in every region, but especially by large falls in the “authoritarian regime”-dominated regions of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East and North Africa. The scores for these two regions declined by 0.10 and 0.09 respectively between 2019 and 2020. Western Europe and Eastern Europe both recorded a fall of 0.06 in their average regional scores. The score for Asia and Australasia, the region which has made most democratic progress during the lifetime of the Democracy Index, fell by 0.05. Latin America’s average score declined by 0.04 in 2020, marking the fifth consecutive year of regression for the region. The average score for North America fell by only 0.01, but a bigger decline of 0.04 in the US score was masked by an improvement in Canada’s score. In 2020 the measures taken by governments to address the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus pandemic entailed the suspension of the civil liberties of entire populations for prolonged periods. The willing surrender of fundamental freedoms by millions of people was perhaps one of the most remarkable occurrences in an extraordinary year—most people accepted their governments’ decisions to take away their rights and freedoms. But we should not conclude from the high level of public compliance with lockdown measures that people do not value freedom. Most people simply concluded, on the basis of the evidence about a new deadly disease to which humans had no natural immunity, that preventing a catastrophic loss of life justified a temporary loss of freedom. That people reluctantly accepted social distancing and lockdowns as the best means of combating the coronavirus does not mean that governments should not be criticised for their democratic failings. The pandemic turned a spotlight on the nature of governance in 21st-century democracies and, in particular, on the relationship between governments and the people, exposing democratic deficits that have existed for a long time. Download the full report “Democracy Index 2020” to find out more. https://www.eiu.com/n/covid-19-pandemic-causes-a-global-democracy-slump/
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健康益友APP持續在疫情期間關心海外僑胞健康
2021-01-07
健康益友APP持續在疫情期間關心海外僑胞健康 全球新冠肺炎（COVID-19）疫情未艾，為關懷海外僑胞健康，推介臺灣優質醫療科技實力，僑委會特結合衛福部及臺灣急診醫學會，透過衛福部「健康益友」APP，提供線上醫師視訊健康諮詢，全天24小時零時差服務全球僑胞，將持續於本（2021）年6月30日前提供免費下載使用。 臺灣擁有令全球羨慕之醫療可近性與醫療品質，許多旅居海外之僑民或留學生，囿於當地生活水平、醫療制度或醫療水準，或因疫情影響，就醫困難。為了照顧海外僑胞，回應海外僑胞之廣大需求。僑委會與衛福部攜手臺灣急診醫學會邀集長庚醫院（林口、高雄）、奇美醫院、臺中中國醫藥大學附設醫院，利用網路科技建構「健康益友」APP，透過建立遠距醫療平臺，將臺灣的優質醫療服務，傳遞到世界各角落。此項措施，證明臺灣不只能穩定國內疫情，同時還能提供海外僑民實質之醫療協助，這將是臺灣傑出防疫的又一個亮點。 「健康益友」APP自2020年10月1日推出後，受到僑胞高度肯定，原規劃免費使用至2020年12月31日止，考量全球疫情仍然嚴峻，順應僑胞需求，本方案已延長至本年6月30日前提供免費使用，僑胞如有健康諮詢需求者，歡迎下載使用。 相關資訊已置於僑委會僑臺商專區，歡迎海外僑臺商朋友下載運用並踴躍分享。
健康益友APP持續在疫情期間關心海外僑胞健康