Thirty-three medical practitioners from 19 countries have arrived in Taiwan for a training program organized by Taiwan's International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF), ICDF Deputy Secretary General Li Pai-po said Thursday. The training program, Mobile Medical Mission, which is geared toward medical personnel from friendly nations and allies of Taiwan in the Pacific region, allows participants to observe clinical practices at 17 hospitals in Taiwan. The medical training program, jointly run by the Taiwan Nongovernmental Hospitals and Clinics Association and the International Healthcare Cooperation Strategic Alliance, has trained 83 participants since it was launched in 2005. BY Jamie 