{"id":63619,"date":"2026-05-11T17:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/63619\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:20:09","slug":"taiwan-action-team-set-to-head-to-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/63619\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Taiwan Action Team\u2019 set to head to Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"

PROMOTING TAIWAN:
\n The action team is to hold four forums during the WHA to serve as platforms for exchanges with health experts from other nations <\/p>\n

By Lee I-chia \/ Staff reporter<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health and Welfare yesterday jointly announced that a \u201cTaiwan Action Team,\u201d a Taiwanese delegation led by Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang (\u77f3\u5d07\u826f), would head to Switzerland on Friday to promote Taiwan\u2019s smart healthcare and global health contributions on the sidelines of this year\u2019s annual World Health Assembly (WHA).<\/p>\n

Shih said the 79th annual WHA \u2014 the world\u2019s leading healthcare event \u2014 is being held in Geneva between Monday and Saturday next week, but it is a pity that Taiwan still has not received a formal invitation this year.<\/p>\n

As the world faces growing threats and challenges, including aging populations, rising incidents of chronic diseases, newly emerged infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance, Taiwan should not be excluded, but should instead more proactively participate in addressing them, he said.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Bonnie White, Taipei Times<\/p>\n

Shih said that he and Ambassador-at-large Wu Yung-tung (\u5433\u904b\u6771), president of the Taiwan Medical Association, who has continuously strived for Taiwan\u2019s inclusion in the WHA for 28 years, would lead a delegation of ministry officials.<\/p>\n

During the WHA, the action team would hold four forums to serve as platforms for exchanges with health experts from around the world \u2014 Taiwan\u2019s success in achieving the WHO\u2019s goals for eliminating hepatitis C, cancer prevention, smart medicine and healthcare resilience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want the world to know that Taiwan not only has [semiconductor] chips, but also real solutions that can improve healthcare quality and efficacy,\u201d he said, adding that an exhibition would be held near the WHA venue, participated by members of Taiwan\u2019s medical groups and healthcare industry.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Reuters<\/p>\n

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (\u6797\u4f73\u9f8d) said the slogan of this year\u2019s WHA Action Team is: \u201cWHO cares? Taiwan cares,\u201d with the logo \u201cChip in with TAIWAN.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taiwan has been excluded form the WHA for the 10th consecutive year, but \u201cwe believe we cannot passively wait, but should actively demonstrate\u201d the nation\u2019s global healthcare contributions, Lin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeaving no one behind\u201d is the WHO\u2019s spirit, but it has consistently violated it, he said, adding that it is not only a loss for Taiwan, but a greater loss for the world.<\/p>\n

Aside from the forums and exhibition, previous efforts for Taiwan\u2019s participation \u2014 such as official proposals by Taiwan\u2019s diplomatic allies, letters to the WHO secretary-general, two-on-two debates over the issue of Taiwan\u2019s inclusion \u2014 would also be held in Geneva.<\/p>\n

When asked if he might visit Geneva with the WHA Action Team this year, Lin said there is such a plan and that it would be publicized if finalized.<\/p>\n

The Taiwan Smart Medical & HealthTech Expo is to be held at Hotel President Wilson, Geneva, between Sunday and Tuesday next week, featuring 30 groups representing Taiwan\u2019s medical institutions, smart healthcare equipment manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies.<\/p>\n

The expo is to showcase Taiwan\u2019s world-class capabilities across three core themes \u2014 smart, innovative and resilient healthcare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PROMOTING TAIWAN: The action team is to hold four forums during the WHA to serve as platforms for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63620,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[65,1229,1228],"class_list":{"0":"post-63619","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-geneva","8":"tag-geneva","9":"tag-the-taipei-times","10":"tag-1228"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/116557095028490985","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}