EDITORIAL: The missing piece in world healthThe 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) opened on Sunday in Geneva, Switzerland, once again without Taiwan. The snub was formalized yesterday with a vote preceded by pleas from China and Pakistan to bar Taiwan from the proceedings. Yet as it hears the same pleas year after year, the world is taking greater notice. This time, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ tally, more than 6,000 people and groups around the world have called for Taiwan’s inclusion. No matter what you think of Indo-Pacific politics, even the most pragmatic actor would find it difficult to argue against allowing access as a mere observer to an organization whose mission is to protect global health through open channels of communication.
