Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corps (TRMPC) is a non-profit NGO registered in Taiwan and the US for Taiwan domestic and worldwide global medical missions. As one of the associate members of CoNGO in the UN system, we dedicate to improving people's quality of life through medical services and health education. Founded in 1995, with the vision of Dr. Chi-Chun Liu, TRMPC has been supported by qualified medical personnel and enthusiastic volunteers and developed a worldwide well-known medical mission group. Initially, TRMPC focused on bringing medical care to indigenous populations inhabiting remote mountain areas of Taiwan. These communities, troubled by increasing problems of poverty, alcoholism, and teenage prostitution, have a much lower standard of living than the rest of the island. Poor transportation further marginalizes the population and hinders ready access to medical services. TRMPC sets up temporary medical service clinics in different mountain areas of Taiwan every month. Doctors, dentists, and volunteers provide free medical care as well as educational health material to the local population. TRMPC works to improve the local communities’ current condition and offers resources for developing self-reliant health care systems. In 1998, TRMPC extended its services to populations in developing nations. Since then, TRMPC has provided free medical care to isolated populations, served in refugee camps, and treated victims of natural disasters. Included in the areas served by TRMPC are Bolivia, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Macedonia, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Swaziland, and many other countries. On international medical service trips, TRMPC extends medical services to the most needy populations, conducts research on tropical diseases and HIV/AIDS, and promotes community-based health education. In addition to Taiwan, TRMPC has been to more than 40 countries. As of December 2021, TRMPC has conducted 400 domestic and international medical mission trips, with more than 15,000 volunteers joined and more 260,000 patients seen (with medical records). TRMPC also fosters connections with other international health NGOs. By overcoming differences among nations, TRMPC uses mutual understanding to create cooperative international health initiatives and local capacity-building projects. By providing primary health care and disseminating health information, TRMPC offers temporary relief and builds foundations for sustainable health care systems in the future. TRMPC believes that medical service should transcend national borders and exceed the limitations of politics, race, and religion. It holds as its end goal an united international community working in cooperation to bring about equitable access of healthcare to all populations.
