Taiwan’s Exclusion From the World Health Assembly Must End

Taiwan’s Exclusion From the World Health Assembly Must End
A sign promoting Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Organization is seen next to the building of the United Nations Offices in Geneva on the opening day of the WHO's World Health Assembly on May 24, 2021. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
Maggie Lin
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The World Health Assembly (WHA), the World Health Organization’s decision-making body, will meet later this month for its annual summit. Over 190 countries will be represented at the conference, but Taiwan will not be one of them. The reason for this is because China’s political pressure has prevented Taiwan, a nation of 23 million people, from joining the WHO. However, in the interest of global health, Taiwan must be allowed as an observer to the WHA.

Maggie Lin
Maggie Lin
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Maggie Lin is a council member of the Overseas Community Affairs Council of Taiwan in Toronto.
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