KMT’s Hou vows to raise Taiwan’s health spending to 8% of GDP
Taipei, Sept. 30 (CNA) New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜), the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) presidential nominee, pledged Saturday to gradually raise Taiwan’s health spending to eventually comprise 8 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in a bid to tackle the acute shortage of nurses the country is contending with.