TAIPEI, Taiwan—President Lai Ching-te has said Taiwan could play a bigger role in global health efforts if the island were allowed to join the World Health Organization (WHO).
Lai made the remarks in a prerecorded video message for the Taiwan Global Health Forum Series on Monday, one of several events Taiwan is hosting on the sidelines of this week’s World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, which runs from May 18 to May 23. The forum was organized by Taiwan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare.
As Taiwan’s first president with a medical background, Lai said he was eager to build a “healthy Taiwan,” saying that the island has much to contribute to digital health and artificial intelligence (AI) governance, cancer policy and innovation, and global efforts to eliminate hepatitis C….
Taiwan Can Help Global Health If Allowed to Join WHO, Taiwanese President Says
