Taiwan has been shut out of the global health discussions. His participation could save lives

Eight hundred and fifty thousand Taiwan’s 23 million citizens live in mainland China. Four hundred thousand jobs there. only 130 km is at its narrowest point, the Taiwan Strait between the island and the mainland. So, according to all, Taiwan should be an important crown eruption in the middle. Instead of 18 March had seen only 100 cases compared to over 80,000 in China and the tens of thousands in several countries in Europe. This did not happen by accident. Learning from SARS in 2003, Taiwan was ready when the outbreak occurred in Wuhan. After the first reports, the end of 2019, Taipei quickly identify a combination of measures to use and to contain the virus, including the use of large amounts of data to potential cases included. The global health community could learn from Taiwan. But in recent years its global health experts have been shut out in the cold by geopolitical obsessions Beijing. In 2016 Taiwan Chairman Tsai Ing-wen came autonomy claim to power with a mandate from their people. China has not in this democratic challenge for its “policy of one China” harassed and multilateral institutions in the world have friendly deal only with Beijing. As a result, Taipei, access to a number of international organizations were denied that it was previously able to participate as observers. This includes the World Health Organization of the United Nations. By 2016, Taiwan was allowed to participate in its annual meeting as a non-state actor. This is no longer the case, and has been rejected in the past three years, its request for an invitation. If it is desired technical WHO expert committees consisting looking for experts to participate in specific health challenges, it needs every time and participation is regularly blocked apply. An example of this was last year when Taiwan was blocked by discussions of influenza vaccines. Taiwan has made it clear that his desire his practical know-how of these positions was to be had. E ‘was reached, to be accepted as an observer. It has something to offer to the global health community. But China clouded the waters of geopolitics and global health – and now we see the consequences. It is updated here with our daily newsletter crown. It is not too late to learn from Taiwan. Of course it is not off the hook, but so far has opened the way in providing a combination of large data, the transparency and the central command. After the outbreak of SARS founded National Health Command Center in Taiwan (NHCC) and in the first five weeks of the outbreak, it took 124 in the Proceedings of travel advisories and bans output, resources for face masks with 4,000,000 be allocated product every day from the end of January and guidelines for schools. After changing the fines Control of Communicable Diseases Act in June 2019 may be applied for intentionally spreading misinformation. He made to integrate the use of technology, the national database of basic health insurance immigration and customs data. Through the merger might database information to all citizens 14-day trip to the history gather and ask those who participated in a high risk of self-isolated areas. Mobile phones were monitored to ensure people stayed at home. Those who have been subjected to a high risk of receiving a text message to a faster allows immigration clearance when traveling. These measures were strict, but with a high level of transparency from the government together. daily press conference were given and periodic public broadcasting issued by the President and easier messaging through hand washing, face masks and the danger of hoarding was effective. Maybe not all of these actions it would be culturally appropriate for a European or American audiences, but there is little doubt that saved his life and helps prevent panic. We must try to Taiwan and try to learn the lessons both for the current outbreak, and the inevitable outbreak of diseases that are characteristic of our globalized world of today. But there is a much bigger problem. In the 21st century, almost all of our major challenges cross-border elements to them, climate, health, commerce and technology. We can not geopolitical “blacks holes.” Strips We need to Taiwan in the room, so as to make the overall policy, with its well-trained, industrial and high-tech know-how. So far, multilateral bodies worldwide have gone ahead with the Chinese pressure that Taiwan be excluded. But it became a prize for us all to come, in this case starting in China. Now is the time, is that we say China is to discuss a place for geopolitics. The World Health Organization is not. Please send any suggestions, cables and [email protected] stories.
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