Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-05-03

Health minister Chen Shih-chung and his delegation will hold meetings and events on the

Health minister Chen Shih-chung will lead a delegation to the WHA to hold meetings and events on the sidelines of the convening body of the WHO later this month. (CNA file photo)

sidelines of the upcoming World Health Assembly. The World Health Assembly or WHA is the convening body of the World Health Organization. It meets once a year and will meet later this month in Geneva. But Taiwan has not received an invitation to the event due to pressure from China.

Health official Hsu Min-huei said Thursday that the team will hold meetings with representatives of Taiwan’s allies. Hsu said the team will also hold a forum with the World Medical Association on the WHA’s theme for the year – universal health coverage (UHC).

Hsu said, “The first point is we are a model for universal health coverage. The second point is that UHC is universal care. Why should 23 million people in Taiwan be left out? We want to make sure that the world hears us.”    [FULL  STORY]