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Health is a basic human right that shouldn't be denied despite differences in politics, race, religion, or any other reasons. Taiwan should be in the WHO epidemic prevention web, tho she has been long refused by the organization to participate in the assembly since 2017.
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Since 2009, Taiwan has been invited by the WHO to participate as an observer to its World Health Assembly (WHA). In 2017, with neither the discussion nor decision of any member state of the Organization, based on no legal basis, Taiwan was no longer invited to attend the WHA ever since.
The situation of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China (PRC) has been rapidly escalating in the past few weeks, leading to WHO’s declaration of a global health emergency. Taiwan, as the front line of defence against the 2019-nCoV, was not invited to attend WHA 2020, nor to the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee meeting, where critical discussion of the 2019-nCoV outbreak took place. The exclusion of Taiwan from international health dialogues is political in nature and has put 23.7 million Taiwanese lives at risk, an action that blatantly goes against the principles of WHO and the 2020 annual theme of the WHA, namely “Health for All” and the “Right to Health” for all global citizens.
As the Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs stated in 2018,
“We have millions of passengers coming through Taiwan every year and therefore if there is an outbreak, we need to get the most updated information as soon as possible. Otherwise, Taiwan can be easily affected. We need the WHO’s guidance in dealing with this situation, and excluding Taiwan is going to put neighboring countries in great jeopardy as well.”
In the case of 2019-nCoV, obstructing Taiwan from joining the WHO and participating in major virus conferences has not only put Taiwanese lives at incredible risk but also undermined the health and security of citizens and nationals of the Asian-Pacific region.
Recalling Taiwan’s contributions in managing the SARS outbreak in 2003, this petition would like to remind the global community of Taiwan’s knowledge and experiences in managing SARS pandemics. The Taiwanese National Healthcare System has been deemed exemplary worldwide, which is sufficient evidence of Taiwan’s robust health institutions. Taiwan is more than capable of using its experiences and expertise to actively support WHO member states in achieving health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can undoubtedly contribute to the management of the 2019-nCoV outbreak.
Lastly, earlier this week, the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzō Abe, both expressed their countries’ support towards Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the WHA. Both Prime Ministers have stated that inviting Taiwan to join the meetings would be in the best interest of the global health community. With this in mind, this petition calls on the WHO to invite Taiwan to attend the WHA 2020 and other critical 2019-nCoV meetings immediately.
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Since 2009, Taiwan has been invited by the WHO to participate as an observer to its World Health Assembly (WHA). In 2017, with neither the discussion nor decision of any member state of the Organization, based on no legal basis, Taiwan was no longer invited to attend the WHA ever since.
The situation of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China (PRC) has been rapidly escalating in the past few weeks, leading to WHO’s declaration of a global health emergency. Taiwan, as the front line of defence against the 2019-nCoV, was not invited to attend WHA 2020, nor to the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee meeting, where critical discussion of the 2019-nCoV outbreak took place. The exclusion of Taiwan from international health dialogues is political in nature and has put 23.7 million Taiwanese lives at risk, an action that blatantly goes against the principles of WHO and the 2020 annual theme of the WHA, namely “Health for All” and the “Right to Health” for all global citizens.
As the Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs stated in 2018,
“We have millions of passengers coming through Taiwan every year and therefore if there is an outbreak, we need to get the most updated information as soon as possible. Otherwise, Taiwan can be easily affected. We need the WHO’s guidance in dealing with this situation, and excluding Taiwan is going to put neighboring countries in great jeopardy as well.”
In the case of 2019-nCoV, obstructing Taiwan from joining the WHO and participating in major virus conferences has not only put Taiwanese lives at incredible risk but also undermined the health and security of citizens and nationals of the Asian-Pacific region.
Recalling Taiwan’s contributions in managing the SARS outbreak in 2003, this petition would like to remind the global community of Taiwan’s knowledge and experiences in managing SARS pandemics. The Taiwanese National Healthcare System has been deemed exemplary worldwide, which is sufficient evidence of Taiwan’s robust health institutions. Taiwan is more than capable of using its experiences and expertise to actively support WHO member states in achieving health-related UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and can undoubtedly contribute to the management of the 2019-nCoV outbreak.
Lastly, earlier this week, the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzō Abe, both expressed their countries’ support towards Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the WHA. Both Prime Ministers have stated that inviting Taiwan to join the meetings would be in the best interest of the global health community. With this in mind, this petition calls on the WHO to invite Taiwan to attend the WHA 2020 and other critical 2019-nCoV meetings immediately.
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儘管存在政治, 種族, 宗教或任何其他原因差異, 不應該否認健康為一項基本人權。 臺灣應參與在WHO防疫網路內, 然而自2017年長期以來一直被該組織拒絕參加世界衛生大會。
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連署書上指出, 譚德塞在1月23日時, 拒絕將中國(PRC)武漢肺炎列為「國際公共衛生緊急事件」, 但事實上, 此冠狀病毒至今並無治癒方式, 且之後短短5天內, 確診和死亡人數都增加逾10倍, 比如確診數從800人陡增到超過1萬人, 以及死亡人數超過350人等, 這與譚德塞低估肺炎疫情有關, 因此「我們強烈認為譚德塞不適合擔任WHO總幹事, 呼籲譚德塞立即辭職」。
應該政治中立的WHO, 譚德塞卻未經任何調查, 直接採信中國(PRC)政府提供的死亡和確診人數, 讓許多人感到失望; 此外, 臺灣的醫療技術比WHO上的部分國家來得進步, WHO不應出於任何政治因素，而將臺灣排除在外。
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連署書上指出, 譚德塞在1月23日時, 拒絕將中國(PRC)武漢肺炎列為「國際公共衛生緊急事件」, 但事實上, 此冠狀病毒至今並無治癒方式, 且之後短短5天內, 確診和死亡人數都增加逾10倍, 比如確診數從800人陡增到超過1萬人, 以及死亡人數超過350人等, 這與譚德塞低估肺炎疫情有關, 因此「我們強烈認為譚德塞不適合擔任WHO總幹事, 呼籲譚德塞立即辭職」。
應該政治中立的WHO, 譚德塞卻未經任何調查, 直接採信中國(PRC)政府提供的死亡和確診人數, 讓許多人感到失望; 此外, 臺灣的醫療技術比WHO上的部分國家來得進步, WHO不應出於任何政治因素，而將臺灣排除在外。
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