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1. Taiwan's Humanitarian Assistance (Apr 26, 2002) 
   The ICDF Statute requires the ICDF to "provide humanitarian aid to international refugees or countries suffering from natural disasters. The ICDF recognizes that this requirement is twofold, including not only emergency relief to allied and friendly developing nations during disasters, but also thorough post-disaster recovery assistance.

2. Czech officials offer help on WHO (Apr 22, 2002) 
   A group of 75 Czech parliamentarians is appealing for help in Taiwan's effort to join the WHO as an observer.

3. Lawmakers pass resolution to promote Taiwan's WHO entry (Apr 17, 2002)
   Organization at top gear. "Taiwan, as a highly developed economy, is fully qualified to become a WHO member and will contribute to the development of health in other countries," Wang said. Wang

4. Chen seeks EU support for WHO entry (Apr 4, 2002) 
   "We hope they will now help make Taiwan's observer status at the WHO a reality." During the meeting, Chen expressed Taiwan's appreciation to the Netherlands for WHO.

5. US Senate endorses Taiwan participation in WHO (Mar 20, 2002) 
   The U.S. Senate passed without dissent Thursday evening, Washington time, a binding resolution supporting Taiwan's application for observer status in the World Health Organization (WHO).

6. DPP asks China for WHO break (Mar 20, 2002)
   Frozen cross-strait relations could be helped to thaw if Beijing were to back Taiwan's bid to become an observer at the World Health Organization (WHO), lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party said Tuesday.

7. European Parliament expected to back Taiwan WHO bid
   Consideration of whether the European Parliament should support Taiwan being granted observer status in the World Health Organization (WHO) has been marked as an "issue for urgent consideration," according to a spokesman for the European Parliament.

8. Afghanistan shocks relief workers (January 24, 2002)
   A relief group from Taiwan is among the international organizations providing aid to Afghan refugees. The Buddhist Compassionate Relief Tzu Chi Foundation has delivered tonnes of food, clothing and medical supplies to over 40,000 refugees in the country. 

9. Taiwan to support fight against diseases (January 11, 2002)
   Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Health (DOH) have reached an agreement to provide financial support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an NGO founded by Harvard University professor Jeffrey D. Sachs.

10. Local group to launch medical mission to Africa (January 4, 2002)
    The Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corps announced Thursday that it is planning to launch a voluntary medical mission to provide humanitarian assistance to an African nation

11. Taiwanese reach out to Afghan refugees (December 11, 2001)
    Taiwan's longstanding contribution to international humanitarian aid efforts continues as the first vessel carrying relief supplies provided by the ROC government and private Taiwanese relief organizations to Afghanistan sets sail Wednesday. 

12. Taiwan man donates bone marrow to mainland woman (June 14, 2001)
    Taiwan's biggest charity, the Buddhist Compassionate Relief Tzu Chi Foundation, Wednesday arranged for a 26-year-old Taiwan man to donate bone marrow for transplant to a woman in mainland China. 

13. ROC reaches out to Tibetans, Nepalese (December 19, 2000)
    A medical group comprising eight surgeons, physicians and dentists, along with four nurses, based at Chang Gung Hospital, will provide a week of free medical services and public health training to the mainly Tibetan refugee community in Kathmandu, Nepal.

14. Taiwan helps fight against AIDS (October 11, 2000)
    Taiwan is planning to ship several million condoms to Africa as part of the World Health Organization's efforts at fighting AIDS on that continent, sources from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday.

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