Taiwan Blackfoot Disease Socio-Medical Service Memorial House


The Taiwan Blackfoot Disease Socio-Medical Service Memorial House is a former clinic building in Yonglong Village, Beimen District, Tainan, Taiwan.

History

The memorial house used to be a clinic for Wang King-ho, a doctor who had fought against blackfoot disease for 25 years by offering free medical services to patients from Beimen and the surrounding regions. Tainan County Magistrate Su Huan-chih and Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Ye Tzer-shan then proposed for the reconstruction of the clinic into a memorial house to preserve the history of the disease in Taiwan. Construction began in November 2006 and ended in September 2007. It was then opened by President Chen Shui-bian in end of September of the same year. After inauguration, the memorial house was taken over by the Wang King-ho Culture and Arts Foundation.

Opening time

The memorial house is opened from Thursday to Sunday from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. free of charge.