ECCT Beverage & Alcohol Committee Lunch

Promoting responsible consumption of alcohol

Lunch with DG Wang Ying-Wei, the Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare

Guest Speakers
Dr. Wang Ying-Wei, Director General of the Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare
衛生福利部國民健康署 王英偉署長

Date: Friday, 18 December 2020, 12:00-14:00
Venue: The Sherwood Taipei, Room: Han (2F) / 台北西華飯店2樓 漢廳
Address: No. 111, Section 3, Minsheng East Road Songshan District, 105 Taipei/ 台北市松山區民生東路三段111號

Governments all over the world have adopted various measures to address the problems of driving under the influence of alcohol and the consumption of alcohol by minors. Authorities in Taiwan have introduced harsh penalties for drunk driving, which have had a measure of success. Moreover, as in other countries, government public policies must be supported by public awareness and education.

ECCT members in the beverage alcohol industry have always supported the government’s agenda to raise public awareness of the responsible consumption of alcohol and worked continuously to increase awareness of the issue through various campaigns.

At this event, our guest speaker will outline his agency’s areas of focus, policies, action plans and activities and talk about how the private sector, especially those in beverage alcohol industry, could be part of efforts to drive positive change.

Among other topics he will address will include:

• The current situation and future direction of beverage & alcohol policy in Taiwan
• Taiwan’s guidelines compared with international alcohol guidelines in other countries
• How to leverage public private partnerships on responsible alcohol consumption.

About the speaker

Dr Wang Ying-wei is the Director-General of the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) under the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW). In his career he has worked as an attending physician, academic, and held official roles in healthcare adminstration. Over the course of his career, he has been Attending Physician in the Department of Family Medicine at Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Attending Physician in the Department of Geriatrics at Taipei Hospital, Director of the Department of Family Medicine and Director of the Heart Lotus Care Ward at Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital. Among his academic positions, he has been the Director of the Center for Faculty Development and Instructional Resources, Director of the Department of Medical Humanities and Deputy Director of the Department of Medicine at Tzu Chi University. He has also been Secretary-General of the Taiwan Society of Health Promotion Hospitals and Council member of the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network. Dr Wang holds an MD from National Taiwan University and a doctorate in public health from the School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine at Tulane University in the United States.

This speech will be conducted in English.

NT$1,400 for members; NT$2,000 for members' guest(s)
To Cancel without penalty, written cancellations must be received 1 days prior to the event.
Contact: Ivy Lin / Tel: 2740-0236 ext. 219 / ivy.lin@ecct.com.tw / www.ecct.com.tw