Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/05/20
By: Tang Pei-chun, Tai Ya-chen and Evelyn Kao
Geneva, May 19 (CNA) Taiwan’s health minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) was honored as
Taiwan’s health minister Chen Shih-chung (陳時中, left)
global health diplomat in Geneva on Saturday ahead of the annual meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA), from which Taiwan has been excluded because of Chinese obstruction.
Chen was awarded the title of “Diplomat of the Global Charter” by the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) on the same day he arrived in Geneva to hold a series of events promoting Taiwan on the sidelines of the annual WHA meeting from May 21 to 26.
Though Taiwan was not invited to the WHA this year, WFPHA President Michael Moore presented the global charter to Chen in recognition of his achievements in health governance, promoting fairness in health care and facilitating the sustainable development of health care systems.
In accepting the award, Chen made the case he will be advocating this week — that while Taiwan is not a member of the World Health Organization (WHO), it has made every effort to contribute to the international community and be allowed to participate in its institutions.
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