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US envoy to UN in Geneva calls for Taiwan's inclusion in WHA
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 23 (ANI): United States representative to the United Nations office in Geneva on Sunday called for Taiwan's inclusion in World Health Assembly (WHA) this year.
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Taiwan expresses regret over no World Health Assembly invitation
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Taipei City [Taiwan], May 20 (ANI): Taiwan has expressed regret that the island is yet to receive an invitation to the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), scheduled to take place in Geneva.
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US calls for Taiwan's observor status at WHA
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): The US government on Wednesday extended its support for Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) with 'observor' status.
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WHO board nominates its chief Tedros for re-election in May
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 25 (ANI): The World Health Organisation's Executive Board nominated its chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for re-election as Director-General, a position to be decided at the 75th World Health Assembly in May 2022.
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Webinar organised on World Patient Safety Day to discuss 'Safe Maternal &a
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI/PNN): As a part of the global action on patient safety, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution on 24th May 2019 to address global patient safety in a concerted manner. Part of this resolution is about adopting 17th September as a World Patient Saf
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Taiwan chides China for 'shameless lies' over WHO participation issue
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 12 (ANI): Taiwan has criticised China for its "shameless lies" as tensions have escalated over Beijing blocking the island from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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'Stop hyping up Taiwan-related issues', China tells US
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): Opposing the growing calls for Taiwan's participation as an observer at World Health Assembly (WHA), China attacked the United States on Monday for supporting Taipei's bid at the table of WHO's decision-making body.
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Members states to decide on Taiwanese observership at World Health Assembl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): It is up to the 194 member states of the World Health Organization to decide on whether to extend an invitation to Taiwan to participate in the World Health Assembly, according to WHO.
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Jeopardizing global health at the behest of China is wrong: Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 8 (ANI): Taiwan on Friday thanked US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after Washington extended its support for Taipei's bid at the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision making body of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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French Senate passes resolution to support Taiwan's WHO bid
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 8 (ANI): Ahead of the annual meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA), the French Senate adopted a resolution in support of Taiwan's participation in international bodies, including the World Health Organization (WHO).
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US calls on WHO to invite Taiwan as observer during upcoming annual meetin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): The United States on Friday called upon the World Health organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to invite Taiwan to participate as an observer at the upcoming annual meeting of World Health Assembly, saying there is "no reasonable justification
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G-7 countries back Taiwan's observer status in World Health Assembly
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 6 (ANI): Ahead of the annual meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA), foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have come out in support of Taiwan's observer status in the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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