Taiwan allowed observer status in global health body
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In a further sign of warming relations between Taiwan and China, Taiwan will be granted observer status at the World Health Organisation's supreme governing body - the World Health Assembly.
The announcement came hours after the World Health Organisation elevated the swine influenza threat from level four to level five, indicating a pandemic could be imminent.
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou says WHO access will help the island address the spread of swine flu.
Presenter: Sonja Heydeman
Speaker: Bruce Jacobs, Professor of Asian Studies at Monash University
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