In recent years both governmental and nongovernmental medical aid organizations have been actively engaged in host countries in improving sanitation and public health, assisting in research and treatment of unusual or high-risk illnesses, and building more efficient medical systems.
台灣的醫療援外不再侷限於義診，改善衛生環境、協助當地特殊疾病研究與醫療、建立更有效的醫療系統等，近年都有官方與民間團體積極從事。