Yet another ridiculous chapter in @WHO’s tarnished reputation - 24 hours after WHO issued a statement to “clear some misunderstanding” about how it manages global public health issues, including its interaction with #Taiwan, the statement has been removed. who.int/news-room/deta…
Here's a link to the original statement, which emphasized that - "This includes the people of Taiwan. We serve them through regular interactions with their experts and authorities on vital public health issues."
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"It is understandable that some people might think that the composition of WHO’s membership affects our ability to keep the world safe. But it is important to understand both how we are governed and how we operate in practice."
"Every year, members have a chance to discuss important proposals during the World Health Assembly, where rules and policies governing WHO are decided. For example, at different times, some countries have proposed giving Taiwan’s authorities a special status...
... – that of observing the annual World Health Assembly. There have been 14 times over the last 22 years (1997-2006; and in 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019) when countries discussed whether a delegation from Taiwan could attend the World Health Assembly as an observer."
