"It's not strictly the study of tropical diseases as such, it is rather the study of any and all diseases that occur in tropical areas," points out Chen Ying-lin, professor of the research center.
「它並不是研究熱帶病，而是研究熱帶地區的疾病」，研究中心教授陳瑩霖指出，除了霍亂、鼠疫、天花等熱帶地區容易發生的急性傳染病外，像高血壓、糖尿病這些不分地域的病也是研究項目。