WMA Council Session Votes in Favor of Taiwan in WHA 挺台參與WHO 世界醫師會22:1表決通過
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On April 20, the World Medical Association Council Session voted 22 to 1 to support Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly and World Health Organization. The next WHA is scheduled for May.
Twenty-two votes for yes, one vote for no, and two abstentions.
Twenty-two votes for yes, one vote for no, and two abstentions.
Taiwan Medical Association members cheered as the result of the World Medical Association Council Session vote was announced. During the virtual session on April 20, participants voted 22 to 1 to support Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly and World Health Organization. The dissenting vote was cast by China.
China’s reason was of course that Taiwan is part of China and that the Chinese government will look after the health of the Taiwanese people. We were of course saddened when we heard that. Our delegation of course presented a complete discourse. This time’s disease prevention results show our government’s disease prevention policies are correct.
The resolution was proposed by the Taiwan Medical Association. It received 13 out of 14 votes during a committee meeting in January, and then passed the council session vote. A final vote will take place at the WMA assembly in October. If it passes, then the WMA will send a letter to the WHO recommending observer status for Taiwan.
I think this will definitely make it easier for us to participate in any international-level organization meeting on medical treatment or health.
The next WHA is scheduled for May. The Australian Taiwanese Friendship Association started a campaign in Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra in support of Taiwan joining the WHO.
The government has already launched the work to get observer status and participate in the WHA. We continue to closely communicate about the related methods with our allies and like-minded countries to drum up support.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the world has affirmed Taiwan’s disease prevention efforts, and diplomatic personnel stationed abroad are communicating with allies and like-minded countries to get their support for Taiwan to receive observer status and participate in the upcoming WHA.
世界醫師會代表(4.20)：「有22票贊成，1票反對，2票棄權。」
聽到22票比1票結果，台灣醫師會成員忍不住拍手歡呼。世界醫師會20號以視訊方式召開理事會，會中針對支持台灣參與「世界衛生大會WHA」和「世界衛生組織WHO」相關機制進行表決，最終只有中國一票反對，順利通過。
台灣醫師會理事長 邱泰源表示：「他們(中國)的理由，當然就是說，台灣是中國的一個部分，台灣人的健康，中國政府會照顧等等的老調重彈，當然我們聽了都很難過，我方的代表，那當然就是我們都有完整的論述，其實這一次的防疫也顯現，我們政府的防疫政策是正確。」
這份決議文修正案由台灣醫師會提出，今年1月的委員會上，就在14票中拿下13票贊成；這次位階更高的理事會，也再度通過；預計10月的世界醫師會大會上，將進行最終表決。如果決議文確定通過，世界醫師會才能致函給WHO，建議台灣成為觀察員。
台灣醫師會理事長 邱泰源表示：「我相信，對於參加任何一個國際上的醫療衛生組織的順暢度，一定會增高很多。」
而WHA將在5月登場，澳洲台灣同鄉會也在澳洲主要城市墨爾本、雪梨、坎培拉，發起聲援「台灣加入WHO」的健行活動，希望替台灣發聲。
外交部國際組織司長 吳尚年表示：「政府已經展開了，推動以觀察員身分，來參與WHA的這個工作。那相關的做法，也持續跟友邦，以及理念相近國家來溝通聯繫，爭取更多的支持。」
外交部表示，台灣防疫表現深受國際肯定，我各駐外館處正積極洽請友邦與理念相近國家，支持我國以觀察員身分，參與即將到來的WHA。
