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The World Health Assembly (WHA) will be held soon. Schematic diagram: taken from the World Health Organization Facebook
The World Health Assembly (WHA) is about to be convened. During the fury of new coronary pneumonia, prominent Taiwan was unable to participate in the conference. The American Association in Taiwan, which has always supported Taiwan’s participation in WHA, today (10) sent an open letter from the International Press Association (IPI), noting that the WHO’s refusal to interview the Taiwanese journalist it was contrary to the founding purpose of WHO.
The American Association in Taiwan recently launched the event “#WHACountdown” (Countdown to the World Health Assembly). Until WHA is held, it will share publications every day to support Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly and Taiwan’s international participation in the expansion of public health.
The American Association in Taiwan sent an open letter from the International Press Association (IPI), noting that the International Press Association is a global network that protects press freedom, made up of influential publishers, media directors, and journalists. .
Barbara Trionfi, executive director of the International Press Association, requested in the letter that the World Health Organization grant journalists in Taiwan permission to interview, and the blocking of interviews with Taiwanese journalists is hindering the flow of new related information. with coronary pneumonia.
Cui Oufi also pointed out that health and the right of access to information must transcend political and geographical borders. The International Press Association believes that the WHO’s refusal to issue an interview card to Taiwanese journalists and blocking access to information for Taiwanese not only violates its purpose. And even undermine the third element of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: ensuring the health and well-being of all age groups.
WHA is held in Switzerland every year in May, and this year it will be held in video format from May 18 to 19. WHA currently has 194 Member States, and Taiwan participated as an observer from 2009 to 2016. Subsequently, for political reasons, it did not participate in WHA after 2017.
Publications will be shared every day to support Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly and Taiwan’s expansion in public health and other international participation.
The International Press Association is a global network that protects press freedom and is comprised of influential editors, media directors, and journalists.
The WHO refused to issue an interview pass to a Taiwan journalist and blocked the Taiwanese people’s access to information.
The American Association in Taiwan, which has always supported Taiwan’s participation in WHA, today (10) sent an open letter from the International Press Association (IPI). Photo: Photo taken from the “American Association in Taiwan AIT” Facebook
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