Supporting Calls to Include Taiwan in the World Health Organization and World Health Assembly
- Submitted by: Jeremy Balfour, Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Motion reference: S6M-13130
That the Parliament supports calls to include Taiwan in World Health Organization (WHO) meetings, activities and mechanisms, as well as in the World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer; understands that Taiwan has been excluded following pressure from certain powerful states, despite having strong support from a number of member states; believes that Taiwan has valuable contributions to make to the discussions on public health around the world, including experience from what it sees as its success in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic; considers that excluding voices from global health decisions only serves to jeopardise the health of millions of people, and urges the WHO to include Taiwan in the interests of neutrality, professionalism and global health.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Jackson Carlaw, Maggie Chapman, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, John Mason, Michael Matheson, Douglas Ross, Paul Sweeney, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White