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Joichi Ito
Mar 31, 2003 - 07:35 UTC »

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Is UN politics getting in the way of best practices?

AP
Taiwanese accuse U.N. health agency of ignoring them; say it could aggravate spread of mystery illness

By William Foreman, Associated Press, 3/30/2003 01:44

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) When a deadly flu-like virus began spreading through Asia earlier this month, a group of Taiwanese doctors sent an e-mail to the World Health Organization asking for help in investigating the mysterious bug.

No one responded. No investigators from the U.N. agency visited. And the requests for assistance continue to go unanswered a policy inspired by China's rivalry with Taiwan, and the island's struggle for recognition by the United Nations.

via Technorati Hot Links.

Also, Karuna Shinsho, former CNN and NHK anchorwoman now living in Hong Kong, has written a first hand report on Chanpon.org.

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01. Joi Ito - Mar 31, 2003 - 16:01
BBC
An entire Hong Kong apartment block is sealed off as health officials battle to contain a deadly virus.
02. Mona Liem - May 28, 2003 - 17:07

This year me and my class mates from Jakarta International School were going to China but didnt because of the SARS situation.
-Mona Liem