Taiwan Medical Reporting Award" Free Health Network's "Five Comprehensive Care" series of reports won the award and traveled to 7 counties and cities to witness the power of medical protection

The "Free Times Health Network" news work "Five Complete Care Crossing Mountains and Going to Remote Countryside Series Reports" won the "115 Taiwan Medical Reporting Awards" in the print category; copy editor Li Huifen received the award on behalf of the team.

The National Federation of Medical Associations of the Republic of China held the "79th Doctors' Day Celebration Conference and Senior Physician & Medical Model Award & Medical Contribution Award & Taiwan Medical Reporting Award Ceremony" today (7th) at the Grand Hotel in Taipei. Among them, the "Free Times Health Network" news article " Wuquan Care's "Crossing the Mountains into Rural Areas" series of reports uses in-depth and solid interviews and delicate and moving writing to record real stories on the frontline of medical care in rural Taiwan. It won the "115th Taiwan Medical Reporting Award" in the print category, demonstrating the professionalism, enthusiasm and social care of the free news team.

"Free Times Health Network" planned the "Five Comprehensive Care Over the Mountains and Into Remote Countryside Series Reports". A group of journalists who were not afraid of long distances and were willing to go to the scene went deep into seven counties and cities including Hualien, Kaohsiung, Chiayi, Nantou, Yilan, Taoyuan and Lianjiang County, and completed a series of 23 special articles. From mountain tribes to outlying islands, from remote health centers to patients' homes, reporters followed the footsteps of medical staff, recorded the care difficulties in areas with insufficient medical resources, and witnessed the resilience of the medical team in protecting lives.

The National Federation of Medical Associations of the Republic of China held the 79th Doctors' Day celebration meeting today, and President Lai Qingde attended the venue in person. The conference also presented the "115 Years of Taiwan Medical Reporting Award", presented by Minister of Health and Welfare Shi Chongliang, in recognition of journalists' in-depth attention to and reporting on medical issues.

Traveling over mountains and deep into remote villages, 23 reports bear witness to the power of medical protection

The Free Times Health Network stated that for people in the city, seeing a doctor may only be a short distance away; for rural residents, it may be separated by several mountains, a sea, or even a long wait. And this group of medical staff chose to finish the journey so that those waiting would no longer be alone.

The Liberty Times interview team (Yu Tailang, Hua Mengjing, Jiang Zhixiong, Yu Zhaofu, Li Rongping, Liu Binquan, Cai Zongxun, Su Funan, Wu Yaxuan, and Li Huifen) connected together a complete map of rural medical reform through 23 independent reports. It not only showed the persistence of frontline medical staff who traveled through mountains and ridges, but also the context of system innovation. It not only showed the helplessness of residents facing the disease, but also saw the changes brought about by whole-person integrated care. The team works together. Let each report not just be a one-time news exposure, but accumulate into a public record that can be accessed, quoted and discussed. This series of reports hopes to let readers see that rural medical care is not a distant issue, but a litmus test for whether Taiwan’s medical equity can truly be implemented.

Participants: You Tailang, Hua Mengjing, Jiang Zhixiong, Yu Zhaofu, Li Rongping, Liu Binquan, Cai Zongxun, Su Funan, Wu Yaxuan, Li Huifen and others.

Free Times Health Network won the 2026 "Taiwan Medical Reporting Award" Award. Three editorial editorial representatives, Li Huifen (from right), Ye Libin, and Ji Lijun, received the award.