‘HOSPITAL WITHOUT BORDERS’: The organizers want to convey the message that medical treatment knows no borders and Taiwan cannot be absent from global efforts

Taipei Times
Date: Mar 27, 2018
By: Lu Yi-hsuan and Sherry Hsiao  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer

A group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has launched a crowdfunding campaign to host an exhibition near the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, ahead of the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May to showcase the value, achievements and contributions of Taiwan’s public healthcare system.

The exhibition, titled “Hospital Without Borders,” is scheduled to take place from May 19 to May 21, ahead of the 71st WHA from May 21 to May 26.

The Taiwan United Nations Alliance, which has long been pushing for the nation’s participation in the WHO, this year asked Netizen Productions and the Tyzen Hsiao Culture and Education Foundation to cohost the display, exhibition cocurator Wang Yi-kai (王奕凱) said.

They hope to send a message to the international community that “medical treatment knows no borders and that Taiwan would not be absent” from the global effort and discussion, he said.    [FULL  STORY]