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HJM002.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - Stating findings of the Legislature and
supporting the participation of Taiwan in a meaningful and appropriate way
in the World Health Organization.
02/07 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/08 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
02/09 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/14 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Bedke
Title apvd - to Senate
02/15 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
02/27 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
02/28 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsors - Stennett & Cameron
Title apvd - to House
03/01 To enrol
03/02 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/05 Pres signed
03/06 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 2
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 A JOINT MEMORIAL
2 TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3 OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGA-
4 TION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES,
5 TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND TO THE REPRE-
6 SENTATIVE OF THE TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN THE
7 UNITED STATES.
8 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the
9 State of Idaho assembled in the First Regular Session of the Fifty-ninth Idaho
10 Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
11 WHEREAS, direct and unobstructed participation in international health
12 cooperation forums and programs is crucial for all parts of the world, espe-
13 cially with today's greater potential for the cross-border spread of various
14 infectious diseases such as AIDS; and
15 WHEREAS, Taiwan's achievements in the field of health care are substan-
16 tial, including life expectancy levels that are some of the highest in Asia,
17 maternal and infant mortality rates that are comparable to those of western
18 countries, free hepatitis B vaccinations for children and the eradication of
19 polio, cholera, smallpox and the plague; and
20 WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its Taiwanese
21 counterpart have enjoyed close collaboration on a wide range of public health
22 issues; and
23 WHEREAS, in recent years Taiwan has expressed a willingness to give finan-
24 cial and technical assistance to the international aid and health activities
25 supported by the World Health Organization; and
26 WHEREAS, Taiwan's population of twenty-three million is larger than that
27 of seventy-five percent of World Health Organization member states; and
28 WHEREAS, the United States, in its 1994 Taiwan Policy Review, declared its
29 intention to support Taiwan's participation in appropriate international orga-
30 nizations; and
31 WHEREAS, Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization could
32 bring many benefits to the state of health care, not only in Taiwan, but also
33 regionally and globally.
34 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
35 of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
36 Senate concurring therein, that we support the participation by Taiwan in a
37 meaningful and appropriate way in the World Health Organization.
38 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
39 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
40 Memorial to the President of the United States, to the President of the Senate
41 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Congress, to the congres-
42 sional delegation representing the State of Idaho in the Congress of the
43 United States, to the Director-General of the World Health Organization and to
44 the representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
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1 in the United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16782
The purpose of this Joint Memorial is to request the Idaho
Congressional Delegation and the U.S. Congress support the
participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization in a
meaningful and appropriate way. Taiwan achievements in the field
of health care are substantial; they have enjoyed close
collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control; and they are
willing to assist financially and technically the World Health
Organization.
FISCAL NOTE
None
Contact
Name: Speaker Lawrence Denney
Rep. Scott Bedke
Rep. Dell Raybould
ProTem Robert Geddes
Sen. Dean Cameron
Sen. Clint Stennett
Phone: 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 2