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Since 1st March 2012, the HPA launched the second generation of smoking cessation service and announced the measures for performing the "Quality Improvement Measures for Smoking Cessation Services" to assist all contracted healthcare institutions to introduce and implement the smoking cessation individual case tracking and management system in order to increase the 3-month and 6-month smoking cessation success rates such that a quality-oriented payment system can be further established. On 29 th November 2018, outstanding healthcare institutions (Table 1-3) in "Quality Improvement Measures for Smoking Cessation Services" were publicly announced, and outstanding healthcare institutions were invited to share experience and achievements in the handling of the second generation smoking cessation services. With such learning and experience sharing platform, communication among healthcare institutions can be enhanced. With the communication and discussion this time, it is hoped to guide the healthcare institutions to properly utilize the MPOWER strategy and diverse smoking cessation services in order to assist smokers in smoking cessation and to be away from the tobacco hazards as well as to achieve the goal of reduction the smoking rate by 30% before 2025 outlined by the WHO. Table 1-3 Exemplary medical institutions commended in the 2018 "Quality Improvement Measures for Smoking Cessation Services" Level Medical center Name Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital MacKay Memorial Hospital National Cheng Kung University Hospital National Taiwan University Hospital Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou China Medical University Hospital Chung Shan Medical University Hospital Chi Mei Medical Center E-Da Hospital Taipei Medical University Hospital Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital National Army Kaohsiung General Hospital attached to the People's Medical Service Taiwan Adventist Hospital National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch Mennonite Christian Hospital Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital The Taiwan Medical Treatment and Health Care Center attached to the Zuoying Branch of Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital Level Regional hospital Name CHANG BING SHOW-CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPI- TAL Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hos- pital Ministry of Health and Welfare-Keelung Hospital Yuan's General Hospital Ministry of Health and Welfare-Pingtung Hospital Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung SinLau Hospital Taipei City hospital- Ren-ai St. Joseph's Hospita Landseed International Hospital Cheng Hsin General Hospital National Yang-Ming University Hospital Tiancheng Hospital Dachien Hospital Lukang Christian Hospital Yunlin Christian Hospital Jianren Hospital Cardinal Tien Hospital National Cheng Kung Unversity Hospital Dou-Liou Branch Koahsiung Municipal Gangshn Hospital Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Hsinchu Branch National Taiwan University Hospital Zhudong Branch Evergreen General Hospital Yongchuan Hospital St. Joseph Hospital Yumin Hospital National Taiwan University Hospital, Bei-Hu Branch Regional hospital Taipei City hospital- Zhongxiao Community hospital New Taipei City Hospital,New Taipei City Government En Chu Kong Hospital Tao Yuan General Hospital of Health and Welfare Min-Sheng General Hospital Antai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital ST. Martin De Porres Hospital Pingtung Christian Hospital 59 Reducing the Demand for Tobacco