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A: Over the past three decades, Taiwan has been excluded from international health and medical organizations. In 1998, when an outbreak of enterovirus infections killed about 80 children, Taiwan was unable to get official WHO assistance in its battle against the epidemic. The WHO has important resources for controlling such diseases as AIDS; however, due to pressure from the Chinese mainland, the WHO refuses to provide assistance and the latest information on AIDS prevention to Taiwan. On September 21, 1999, Taiwan experienced a devastating earthquake, and international humanitarian organizations, such as the International Red Cross, were delayed in providing assistance. Such examples show that, in the interdependent global community, Taiwan has both the right and requirements to join the World Health Organization. It should not be excluded, and Taiwan's inclusion in the WHO would be the most convincing evidence that the WHO promotes "Health for All." |
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