Taiwan in fact had links with the WHO very early on. In 1945, just after the end of World War II, the Republic of China and Brazil cosponsored a proposal to create an international health organization. The WHO was established the following year. For over 20 years thereafter, the ROC was an active member, until it was forced to withdraw in 1972 after losing its UN member status.
台灣與 WHO 其實結緣甚早：二次戰後，1945 年，中華民國與巴西在聯合國會議上，共同提交了一份「建立一個國際性衛生組織」的宣言，翌年世衛成立，其後二十多年，我國一直是積極成員，直到 1972 年因失去聯合國會籍而被迫退出。