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THE WORLD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
L’ASSOCIATION MEDICALE MONDIALE, INC
ASOCIACION MEDICA MUNDIAL, INC
Centre International de Bureaux
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France E-mail address : wma@wma.net France
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director General
World Health Organization
20, Avenue Appia
1211 Geneva 27
17 April 2020
Participation of Taiwan
Dear Dr Ghebreyesus,
The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated with terrible consequences how wrong and damaging for
global health it is to exclude Taiwan from unrestricted and effective participation in the World
Health Organization. During the SARS crisis, the WHO left Taiwan isolated too long. Now with the
COVID-19 pandemic the WHO ignored the early insights and warnings by Taiwan. Both errors led
to the world paying a high price.
For the next World Health Assembly it is in your hands to make a fresh start by opening the doors
to a delegation from Taiwan again.
We urge you to make such a step and not to allow the WHO becoming involved any more in
political games.
Sincerely,
Prof. Dr Frank Ulrich Montgomery Prof. Dr Miguel Jorge
Chair of Council President