Minister slams Lancet letter detailing Taiwan health system failings

Taiwan's Minister of Health and Welfare Chiu Tai-yuan (邱泰源) on Saturday criticized a letter published in The Lancet that described Taiwan's health-care system as being "on the brink of systemic collapse," saying it contained multiple inaccuracies and harmed the morale of frontline health workers.

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