¡@¡@After
participated in the 25th annual World Health Assembly (WHA) in
May of 1972, Taiwan has not been given a chance to send its representatives
to the largest public health institution in the world, the World
Health Organization (WHO). In May of 1997, after a period of twenty-five
years, the former minister of the Department of Health Buo-Ya
Chang and the medical community was starting to make a major push
for Taiwan to enter the WHO as an observer nation. Unfortunately,
they did not succeed due to various political reasons.
The
poster of 2005 Global Forum for Health Leader
¡@¡@To
showcase the potential of Taiwan's public health policy, the Department
of Health and top medical and health experts jointly sponsored
an event called the First Annual Global Forum for Health Leaders.
It was held for five days beginning on December 28, 2005. This
conference was aimed directly at the major global health issues,
such as:
(1) |
Framework
Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC) |
(2) |
Implementation
of the Revised International Health Regulations (2005) |
(3) |
HIV/AIDS
Control |
(4) |
Trade,
Economy & Public Health |
The
former Minister of Department of Health, Taiwan
¡@There
were two to three hundred important health leaders, representing
more than fifty nations and international organizations, present
at the forum. The elite members of Taiwan's medical, health, industrial,
and academic communities, as well as the officials from the Department
of Health, were also participating in the forum. They were hoping
to share Taiwan's success story with the rest of the world, by
showcasing our public health accomplishments to the global health
leaders. The entire forum proceeded in English only. More than
thirty medical experts, officials, and scholars from Taiwan and
abroad spoke during the forum.
The
global health leaders
¡@¡@During
the conference on the first afternoon, part of the planned activities
was for Taiwan's seventeen medical organizations to declare their
determination to prevent and control tobacco smoking. The Taiwan
Endorsed Global Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was read
aloud during the conference by Chung Shan Medical University professor
Dr. Meng-Chih Lee, who is also the founder of The Taiwan Medical
Community Tobacco Prevention And Control Alliance.
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