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The International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) is dedicated to boosting socio-economic development, enhancing human resources and promoting economic relations in a range of developing partner countries. We also offer humanitarian assistance and provide aid in the event of natural disasters or international refugee crises.
To carry out our mission, we offer a range of assistance that centers on four core operations: lending and investment, technical cooperation, humanitarian assistance, and international education and training. Our Fund is used to make direct or indirect investments and to finance lending and credit guarantee operations. Revenues generated by the Fund are used to support our bilateral or multilateral technical cooperation projects, humanitarian assistance operations and education and training.
Every new project from the TaiwanICDF proceeds according to a rigorous project cycle and is backed by mutual covenants signed in cooperation with relevant stakeholders. Our projects are designed to address the strategic development goals of each of our partner countries, pay due consideration to associated regional trends, and maximize results by employing the right combination of capital and technical cooperation.
Ultimately, our work is tailor-made to the local needs of each partner country. Our assistance covers a variety of contemporary development issues such as environmental protection, public health, agriculture, education and information and communications technology.
We are also acting to improve human resources and build institutional capacity at the TaiwanICDF itself. We believe that as a stronger, more professional organization, we will be better placed to advise decision-making bodies within our government. Efforts to improve our own organization will also help us to deepen the coverage of our projects and transfer technological know-how on to our partners. We aspire to making the most effective use of manpower and resources, and replicating and adapting successful experiences from one partner country to another.
Projects in Somaliland
Health Information Management Efficiency Enhancement Project in Somaliland
Somaliland’s Second Phase Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP II) 2017-2021 states that the Health Management Information System (HMIS) is expected to “provide accurate and real-time health information, be used as a tool to solve problems, and provide evidence‑based data for planning and intervention,” and aims to produce quarterly reports and increase management efficiency. However, the degree of digitization of health facilities in Somaliland is not high at present. Hospital operations are mostly manual, and some systems developed by international organizations or non-governmental organizations based on project requirements have not been effective. The country still lacks a health information system that meets the actual needs of hospitals. In addition, hospital operating procedures are complicated, showing that hospital management capabilities have yet to be improved. This project will be jointly implemented with Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital to assist in developing an integrated health information system (HIS) according to the needs of identified hospitals in Somaliland, building capability of hospital personnel, and enhancing health information system efficiency. The system will also be able to upload reliable medical records to the Ministry of Health Development, and solve the problem of data collection and utilization of the Ministry.
The main project contents are as follows:
1. Strengthen e-health system functions;
2. Strengthen hospital management.
Somaliland E-government Capability Enhancement Project
The project aims to enhance the e-governance of the Somaliland government, including improving the efficiency of intragovernmental data exchange by building a data exchange platform, establishing a national ICT center as a hub for ICT capacity building, and assisting to improve the management of government networks.
Maternal and Infant Health Care Improvement Project in Somaliland
1.Upgrade the functions of health care facilities
2.Enrich health care personnel with knowledge in high-risk group care
3.Improve the quality of women and infant care at the community level
Improving Production and Quality of Vegetables and Fruits in Somaliland
The project objectives include establishing a demonstration farm for demo and training, providing services to selected vegetable and fruit production zones, providing training for female vendors in the market, and assisting extension officials with capacity building.
The project aims to increase the production and quality of vegetables and fruits in selected zones through establishment of demonstration farms and technical support, and to increase farmers' incomes.
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