April 6th is the annual Taipei International Compassion Community Day. This year, because of COVID-19 pandemic, the event was postponed to October 17th. Taipei City Mayor Dr. Wen-Je Ko attended Taipei International Compassion Community Day and Community Champion Meeting as well as the Book Launch Event of “Meeting Compassion-Benevolent Mazu and Compassionate Community” which was held in Taipei Tianhou Temple.
Dr. Shier-Chieg Huang, Commissioner of Taipei City Government Department of Health, Mr. Shih-Tsung Lan, Commissioner of Taipei City Government Department of Civil Affairs, Mr. Xiu-Fu Huang, Chairman of Taipei Tianhou Temple, Mr. Yi-Sung Ho, Chairman of Taiwan International Compassionate Community Development Association as well as Shilin Shennong Temple, Champions of Compassionate Communities in Taipei and Dr. Sheng-Jean Huang, Superintendent of Taipei City Hospital attended the event to show their support.
Also, we were honoured to have Prof. Allan Kellehear, Dr. Julian Abel, Ms Bonnie Tompkins and Dr. Shiroma Hiroshi, Chairman of Okinawa Global Healthcare Association congratulated us with short videos and shared their recent progress.
In the Community Champion Meeting, 2021 Taipei City Compassionate Community Action Agenda listed as below:
Improve life literacy, construct community values
Respect the will of Good Death, promote self-decision making
Integrate with local culture, develop community features
Enhance practical training, cultivate future champions
Share achievement and experience, link up and communicate with the world
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some events or assemblies are restricted. However, our communities continue to take care of the elderly, underprivileged and outcasts. We also tried to introduce the concept of disease prevention into daily life to ensure everyone’s health and happiness.
Chia-Jen Liu,
Special Assistant, Taipei City Hospital
