clubs. Sports facilities include an indoor pool, aerobics room, gym, baseball field, basketball court, and tennis courts. International missions Taipei Medical University is involved in the International Cooperation and Development Fund. It helps organize and manage the medical mission to São Tomé and Príncipe, a Western Africa island. The project develops diplomatic relationships for the government of Taiwan. TMU sends medical personnel to the area, and provides medical services to its citizens, screens for parasites, and investigates water quality. Affiliated hospitals TMU has three affiliated hospitals, all located within Taipei. Taipei Medical University Hospital, established in 1976, is the oldest of TMU's three affiliated hospitals. It is located next to the university and is composed of three buildings. The hospital researches In vitro fertilisation (IVF) as well as minimally invasive surgery. Wan Fang Medical Center is the first privately owned and publicly run hospital in Taipei. It is located in the Wenshan District of Taipei, near its own MRT station. Some of its departments are the Cyberknife, reproductive medicine center, stem cell research, and joint replacement center. Shuang-Ho Hospital is the newest of the three, opened in 2008. It is the largest hospital in New Taipei City. The hospital has a helicopter landing pad, allowing for 24-hour air emergency medical services to patients throughout Taiwan and to Taiwan's offshore islands. The hospital has the only Disabled Patient Oral Health Care Center in Taipei. Awards and accreditations Taipei Medical University has earned the National Quality Award and has been accredited by the World Health Organization as an International Safe School. The school is listed as one of the top 100 medical universities in QS Asia University Rankings 2011. All three of its affiliated hospitals have earned Joint Commission International status. Organization Award, 20th Taiwan's National Quality Award (2010) Accredited as an International Safe School (ISS) by the World Health Organization Certified by the British Standards Institution for global development in sustainability at the international level (GRI G3) and AA 1000 AS certification Accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) for three affiliated hospitals: TMU Hospital, TMU-Wan Fang Hospital and TMU-Shuang Ho Hospital Accredited by ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management), ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental Management), OHSAS 18001:2007 (Vocational Safety & Hygiene), ISO 27001:2005 (International Information Safety), ISO 14064:2006 (Green House Gas, GHG) Sister schools Taipei Medical University has 105 international sister schools. Africa ：University of Gambia ：Great Lakes University of Kisumu ：University of Swaziland ：Nazarene