Child health checkups to increase to nine: HPABUNDLED SERVICE: The number of routine checkups for children up to the age of seven are to increase to provide accurate tracking of developmental progressBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterCheckups under the government-funded Children’s Preventive Healthcare Services, which provides regular checkups and consultations for children up to the age of seven, would be increased from seven times to nine times starting from July 1, the Health Promotion Administration (HPA) said yesterday. Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said starting from July 1, two more checkups would be added to the Children’s Preventive Healthcare Services’ existing seven, adding up to a total of nine times. A poster featuring the Health Promotion Administration’s upgraded Children Preventive Healthcare Services is pictured in an undated photograph. “It’s not just about increasing the number of checkups, we aim to improve the care quality, too,” Chuang said. Chuang said parents are advised to fill out the Children’s Health Handbook accurately, as it serves as a vital reference for the doctor’s assessment and diagnosis.
