Alan Lowenthal tweeted the following:
"By many accounts, Taiwan has mounted one of the best responses of any country to the pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) would clearly benefit from hearing from Taiwanese health policy experts at the upcoming #WorldHealthAssembly. 1/3"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Alan Lowenthal:
"However, between 2009 and 2019, @WHO rejected 130 out of Taiwans 187 applications to take part in technical meetings. Since President Tsai was elected in 2016, China has succeeded in pressuring WHO to limit Taiwans participation in the World Health Assembly. 2/3" on May 20Read on Twitter
"Political considerations should not override public health and WHOs values. Without Taiwans participation, the world will be less informed, less safe, and less prepared for the next global health crisis. 3/3" on May 20Read on Twitter
"By many accounts, Taiwan has mounted one of the best responses of any country to the pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) would clearly benefit from hearing from Taiwanese health policy experts at the upcoming #WorldHealthAssembly. 1/3" on May 20Read on Twitter