PCT church and PCT hospital join hands in community service

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3074 Edition

January 24-30, 2011

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PCT church and PCT hospital join hands in community service



Reported by Sam Lee

Written by Lydia Ma



Litao Presbyterian Church, Mackay Memorial Hospital, and Mackay Medical 
School held a special New Year charity project on January 22, 2011, to 
celebrate the Lunar New Year holidays ahead of time. Medical interns and 
staff engaged in various projects aimed at revitalizing the economy and 
environment near Aborigine reservations, including landscaping, gardening, 
marketing of Aborigine produce, and boosting Aborigines’ self-confidence. 

These projects’ aim is to instill a sense of duty in medical students 
toward people in their communities and a sense of interdependence and 
harmony with their surrounding environment. Through these projects, Mackay 
Medical School and Litao Presbyterian Church collaborated in growing new 
produce, setting up a land sponsorship system, increasing the number of 
tourists staying at home-run motels, promoting eco-tourism 
environmentalism, and Bunun culture exploration camps. 

According to sources, a few churches in Taipei area recently sampled and 
bought 1,000 cabbages directly from Aborigines in Litao, which helped 
Aborigines to receive higher profits without having to pay commission to 
agents or vendors.

Mackay Hospital Medical School students travelled all the way to Taitung 
Aborigine reservations such as Litao and Taromak during their winter break 
to provide afterschool classes and medical care. The medical school’s 
president, Wei Yao-hui, said students would’ve made the school’s founder, 
Dr. George Leslie Mackay, proud if he could see them excelling in medicine, 
modeling his legacy, and living out his favorite mottos, such as: “Better 
burn out than rust out” and “Cultivate a generation of doctors who are 
humble, loving, and wise, and nimble with their hands and feet.”

Because this year’s winter has been colder than usual, Mackay Memorial 
Hospital’s Superintendent, Tsai Cheng-he, also visited residents in Litao 
to administer metabolic syndrome tests to residents. He also reminded them 
to monitor their blood pressure and sugar level often.

gartMackay Hospital has already built a medical system designed to help 
people living in remote areas. That is the reason why the hospital’s 
superintendent, medical staff, and students were able to offer pro-bono 
services in Litao. Their hope is to contribute to Taiwanese society and the 
rest of the world through education and medicine.



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