Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-04-24

With the opening of this year’s WHA fast approaching, Taiwan has taken to the internet to make the case for why it should be included.

The WHA, or World Health Assembly, is the convening body of the World Health Organization. It meets once a year in Geneva. Taiwan has attended as an observer in the past, but due to pressure from Beijing it was not invited last year. The government concedes that Taiwan’s chances of getting an invitation this year are not good.

A short film called “A Perfect Pair” is part of the government’s effort to showcase Taiwan’s medical contributions to the world in the run-up to the WHA. The video tells the story of a Vietnamese child with congenital lymphedema who gets a second chance at life after coming to Taiwan for treatment. Since the foreign ministry released the film online at the end of March, it has had over five million views, 85% of them from outside Taiwan.
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