Taiwan's WHO exclusion risks 'terrible impact'

By Agence France-Presse

May 23, 2023 12:11 am

GENEVA, Switzerland: Taiwan's health chief on Sunday warned that the continued exclusion of the self-ruling island from the World Health Organization (WHO) amid pressure from China posed a significant threat to global health.

'Excluding Taiwan from WHO not only jeopardizes the right to health of the 23.5 million people of Taiwan, [but] also seriously undermines WHO's efforts to achieve health for all,' Health Minister Hsueh Jui-yuan told an event hosted by the Geneva Press Club.

OUT IN THE COLD The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at its headquarters in the city of Geneva, western Switzerland on April 15, 2020. AFP FILE PHOTO

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