Excluding Taiwan from the 70th World Health Assembly, set for May 22-31 in Geneva, would be “deeply regrettable” and “dissatisfactory,” while compromising global health promotion and disease control programs, Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung said in response to concerns the nation has not received an invitation to the event.
We express our strong disappointment and displeasure following Taiwan's lack of invitation to this year's World Health Assembly (WHA). We call on the World Health Organization (WHO) to recognize the fact that Taiwan is an integral part of the global disease prevention system and that the 23 million people of Taiwan have an inalienable right to equal treatment in health. A large number of countries and international health organizations have made their support clear.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its deep regret and dissatisfaction that, as of May 8, the ROC Ministry of Health and Welfare had not received an invitation from the World Health Organization Secretariat to the 70th World Health Assembly, and believes that, if the WHO bows to political pressure by denying Taiwan an invitation, it will not only be ignoring the Taiwanese people’s right to health, but also causing a severe breach in the world health system. MOFA calls on the WHO to seriou
In each of the past eight years, Taiwan has sent a delegation to the World Health Assembly and has dispatched personnel to technical meetings of the World Health Organization.
Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim (fifth right) and Syu Jhuan-cheng (second left), director of Eastern Taiwan Joint Services Center under the Executive Yuan, are joined by members of the New Southbound Policy Press Corps II at a dinner banquet organized by the MOFA’s Department of International Information Services April 15 in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan.
The Taiwan-Philippines Congressional Association was inaugurated April 18 in Taipei City, paving the way for increased bilateral collaboration and exchanges between the two nations’ lawmaking bodies.
During the event, Vice Minister Lee urged students from colleges and universities from around Taiwan to waste no time in signing up for this year’s edition of the MOFA-organized program themed New Taiwan Generation, New Southbound Vision.
The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be relaxing visa rules for visitors from countries covered by the New Southbound Policy starting June 1.
The Founder of St. Britto’s Group Institutions and SEEK Foundation Mrs. Vimala Britto、Principal of St. Britto's College Mr. Thamas Ponraj and CEO of Indian Futsal Mr. Dinesh Raj called on Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Chih-Chung Wu on 16th January 2017, to discuss how to enhance the relations between India and Taiwan.
Taiwan and India signed a letter of intent for cooperation on railway heritage Dec. 24 in southern Taiwan’s Chiayi City, the latest in a series of measures to forge closer collaboration between the two nations in line with the government’s New Southbound Policy, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
