Over 6,000 backed WHA bid: ministryTAIWAN CAN HELP: More than 3,000 people supported the bid on social media, including US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman Robert MenendezBy Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff reporterThe government thanked more than 6,000 friends from around the world for supporting the nation’s participation in the WHO and the World Health Assembly (WHA), despite Taiwan not being invited to attend. The legislative bodies of the US, Germany and the Czech Republic all passed bills supporting Taiwan’s participation in international organizations, showing that the stance is part of public opinion in many nations, it said. The ministry this year launched a campaign on social media, enlisting support with the hashtags #TaiwanCanHelp, #LetTaiwanHelp, #LetTaiwanIn and #WHONeedsTaiwan, the ministry said. The ministry condemned China’s obstruction of Taiwan’s participation in international organizations using unscrupulous means, adding that global epidemic prevention should not be subject to the political interference of a single nation. The WHA is also discussing how to conduct better clinical trials to facilitate evidence-based data, research and coordination of intervention measures, he said.

Source: Taipei Times May 22, 2023 21:35 UTC