INTERVIEW/Taiwan aims to launch new long-term care plan in 2025: Vice premier
11/09/2024 01:57 PM
With Taiwan expected to become a "super-aged society" in 2025, the government plans to introduce the "long-term care program 3.0" in the first half of next year to provide the elderly with more comprehensive care and allow home caregivers to have a breather, according to Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun (鄭麗君).
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