Taiwan should not be excluded from the World Health Assembly—the decision-making body of the World Health Organization—as it is essential for all nations to cooperate closely on global health promotion, according to Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung May 20.
“Helping these countries fight disease will enhance relations across the board,” Lin said. “But ultimately Taiwan is taking action because that’s what it should do as a responsible member of the international community.”
The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei said May 16 that the U.S. government should continue fostering stronger ties with Taiwan through mechanisms such as the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) or by forming a new bilateral free and fair trade agreement.
Special thanks are due the following organizations that provided the photographs presented in this exhibit. It is to be hoped that this will prove convincing enough of an introduction to Taiwan’s contributions to global health that the world’s nations will see fit to bring Taiwan fully into the world health system.
Taiwan ranks 16th among 75 countries and territories in the first Inclusive Internet Index: Bridging Digital Divides report by London-based Economist Intelligence Unit, according to the Board of Science and Technology under the Executive Yuan May 12.
At a press conference held May 12 at 9:30 A.M., Geneva time, World Health Organization Department of Governing Bodies and External Relations Director Dr. Timothy Armstrong, responding to a media query concerning Taiwan’s lack of invitation to the World Health Assembly, stated that the WHO had not sent an invitation to Taiwan given the absence of a cross-strait understanding, but Taiwan’s participation in WHO technical meetings continues. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (
The World Health Organization (WHO) belongs to the whole world. It concerns itself with the health of all mankind. Taiwan is a member of the international community, and as such, its people are entitled to enjoy the same rights to good health as everyone else on Earth. There is no reason why we should be excluded. The truth of this principle is self-evident.
Premier Lin Chuan today denounced mainland China’s efforts to block Taiwan from participating in this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA), calling their actions highly regrettable, clearly unsatisfactory and globally irresponsible.
Titled “Second Chance,” the video was inspired by the true story of a girl who was brought to Taiwan at 13 months old to receive a liver transplant. Suffering from a potentially fatal ailment, the little girl was given a second chance at life through the successful operation carried out by a Taiwan medical team.
President Tsai Ing-wen is reminding the international community of the need for Taiwan to participate as an observer in the May 22-31 World Health Assembly—the decision-making body of the World Health Organization—via a series of tweets on her official Twitter account.
