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Bill 1081

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1081
Type of Legislation:              Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020228
Primary Sponsor:                  Leventis
All Sponsors:                     Leventis, Giese and Verdin
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\21036sd02.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020305
Subject:                          Taiwan, participation in World Health 
                                  Organization


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020305  Introduced, adopted, returned
                  with concurrence
Senate  20020228  Introduced, adopted, sent to House


              Versions of This Bill

TO EXPRESS THE BELIEF OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THAT THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN) SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN A MEANINGFUL AND APPROPRIATE WAY IN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.

Whereas, good health is essential to every citizen of the world; and

Whereas, access to the highest standards of health information and services is necessary to improve public health; and

Whereas, direct and unobstructed participation in international health forums and programs is critical, especially with today's greater potential for the cross-border spread of various infectious diseases such as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis, and malaria; and

Whereas, the World Health Organization (WHO) set forth in the first chapter of its charter the objective of attaining the highest possible level of health for all people; and

Whereas, the Republic of China's achievements in the field of health are substantial, including one of the highest life expectancy levels in Asia, maternal and infant mortality rates comparable to those of western countries, the eradication of such infectious diseases as cholera, smallpox, and the plague, and the first to eradicate polio, and to provide children with hepatitis B vaccinations; and

Whereas, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its Taiwanese counterpart have enjoyed close collaboration on a wide range of public health issues; and

Whereas, in recent years the Republic of China (ROC) has expressed a willingness to assist financially and technically international aid and health activities supported by the WHO; and

Whereas, ROC's population of twenty-three million is larger than that of seventy-five percent of the WHO member states; and

Whereas, the World Health Assembly has allowed observers to participate in the activities of the organization, including the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1974, the Order of Malta, and the Holy See in the early 1950's and;

Whereas, the United States, in the 1994 Taiwan Policy review, declared its intention to support Taiwan's participation in appropriate international organizations; and

Whereas, the State of South Carolina and Taiwan have maintained a friendly and fruitful sister-state relationship since 1981; and

Whereas, Taiwan's participation in the WHO could bring many benefits to the state of health not only in Taiwan, but also regionally and globally. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly express their belief that the Republic of China (Taiwan) should be permitted to participate in a meaningful and appropriate way in the World Health Organization.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the World Health Organization.

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