MOFA film spotlights how Taiwan Can Help realize Health For All

2020/04/27

A short film spotlighting how Taiwan Can Help achieve the World Health Organization’s goal of Health For All was released April 23 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
 
 The four-minute video documents how Taiwan’s high-quality medical care gave a new lease on life to a Guamanian man with injury-induced spinal and hip deformities. Shot entirely on location, the production is subtitled in Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese.
 
 Theodore Nelson was working as an assistant professor at the University of Guam when he injured his back. For nine years, he was unable to stand up straight or carry out daily tasks without severe pain.
 
 On the advice of a friend, Nelson traveled to China Medical University Hospital in central Taiwan’s Taichung City last year to receive treatment. After two hip replacements and spinal surgery, he can now walk upright again.
 
 At the end of the short, a smiling Nelson describes his trip to Taiwan as a blessing, saying he has complete trust in the medical staff at CMUH. “I will go back there if I need anything. Thank you, Taiwan.”
 
According to the MOFA, an increasing number of people from around the world are choosing to visit Taiwan for medical treatment, as the reputation of the country’s high-quality health care system continues to grow.
 
 The ministry said Nelson’s story demonstrates how Taiwan is putting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals into practice. It called on the international community to support Taiwan’s inclusion in the WHO so as to ensure global health and security.

Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)