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Cabinet allocates additional budget for cancer screening
The cabinet has allocated an additional NT$4 billion annually for cancer screening. According to National Health Insurance Administration head Shih Chung-liang, the funding means that cancer screening programs covered by the NHI system will be expanded from next year.
The cabinet has approved plans to increase annual spending on cancer detection testing from the current NT$2.8 billion to NT$6.8 billion starting next year. The cabinet also plans to allocate NT$5 billion from the central government's general budget in 2025 to subsidize new cancer medicines, with the annual amount expected to rise to NT$10 billion within three years.
President Lai Ching-te has pledged to reduce cancer-related deaths by one third by 2030 through expanding subsidies for screenings and new treatments. Cancer has been the leading cause of death in Taiwan for the last 42 years.
