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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Good health is essential to every citizen of the
3 world and access to the highest standards of health information
4 and services is necessary to improve public health; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The World Health Organization (WHO) set forth in
6 the first chapter of its charter the objective of attaining the
7 highest possible level of health for all the people of the
8 world; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The Republic of China's achievements in the field
10 of health are substantial, including one of the highest life
11 expectancy levels in Asia, maternal and infant mortality rates
12 comparable to those of western countries, the eradication of
13 such infectious diseases as cholera, smallpox and the plague,
14 and the first to eradicate polio and provide children with
15 hepatitis B vaccinations; and
 
16     WHEREAS, In recent years the Republic of China has
17 expressed a willingness to assist financially and technically
18 in international health activities supported by the World
19 Health Organization; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Direct, unobstructed participation in
21 international health forums and programs is essential to limit
22 the spread of various infectious diseases, including SARS and
23 Avian Flu, and improve world health; and
 
24     WHEREAS, Taiwan's participation in the World Health
25 Organization could bring many benefits to the state of health
26 not only in Taiwan, but also regionally and globally; and
 
27     WHEREAS, The United States, in the 1994 Taiwan Policy
28 review, declared its intention to support Taiwan's
29 participation in appropriate international organizations; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The United States Centers for Disease Control and
2 Prevention and its Taiwanese counterpart have enjoyed close
3 collaboration on a wide range of public health issues; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Illinois continues to acknowledge and appreciate
5 its important economic, educational, and cultural ties with
6 Taiwan recognized through the establishment of sister-state
7 relations with Taiwan since 1992; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10 we support Taiwan's admission as an observer to the World
11 Health Organization and expresses the belief that the Republic
12 of China (Taiwan) should be permitted to participate in a
13 meaningful and appropriate way in the World Health
14 Organization; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent
16 to World Health Organization.