Medical Centers Across Taiwan to Establish Backup Operating Room Teams for War and Major Disasters

From 2024 to 2027, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) is implementing the National Resilient Healthcare Preparedness Program. As part of this initiative, the Taiwan Surgical Association, Taipei Medical University’s Resilience Project Management Center, and the Formosa Association for the Surgery of Trauma are collaborating on the "Surgeon Resilience Training Program." Chien-Sung Tsai, President of the Taiwan Surgical Association and Director General of the Medical Affairs Bureau, Ministry of National Defense, stated that the program aims to establish Backup Operating Room Teams (BORP) across Taiwan, which will be deployed by MOHW in the event of a national-level disaster.