Taiwan Can Help Global Health If Allowed to Join WHO, Taiwanese President Says

Taiwan has been excluded from this week’s World Health Assembly in Geneva.
Taiwan Can Help Global Health If Allowed to Join WHO, Taiwanese President Says
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te delivers his address during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei on Oct. 10, 2025. Sung Pi-lung/The Epoch Times
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—President Lai Ching-te has said Taiwan could play a bigger role in global health efforts if the island were allowed to join the World Health Organization (WHO).

Lai made the remarks in a prerecorded video message for the Taiwan Global Health Forum Series on Monday, one of several events Taiwan is hosting on the sidelines of this week’s World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, which runs from May 18 to May 23. The forum was organized by Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare.
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Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers news in China and Taiwan. He holds a Master's degree in materials science from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.
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