A group of bipartisan senators has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) director general to allow Taiwan to participate in the organization and an upcoming major global health event.
In a letter dated May 15 to Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the senators cited the COVID-19 pandemic as an example of why global health diplomacy should be open to all jurisdictions to confront international health crises effectively.
They urged Dr. Tedros to invite Taiwan to attend this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA) in late May.
“We write to express strong bipartisan support within the U.S. Senate for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the WHO and the annual WHA meetings. We are deeply concerned that Taiwan has been largely excluded from WHO and WHA meetings, technical exchanges, and other consultative mechanisms,” they wrote….
