Taiwan hepatitis certification still on track: official

By Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNA Add TT as Preferred Source A cluster of hepatitis C cases in New Taipei City would not affect the timeline for Taiwan’s application for WHO certification, Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said yesterday.Earlier this year, Taipei submitted its Taiwan Hepatitis C Elimination Report to the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office for a “gold tier” status for its efforts to eliminate hepatitis C ahead of the WHO’s 2030 global target.The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Wednesday linked 11 acute viral hepatitis C cases to a clinic in New Taipei City’s Banciao District (板橋). Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Chuang Jen-hsiang speaks to reporters in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Lo Pi, Taipei Times The cases had received intrav