But the WHO merely asked Taiwan to continue providing statistics on probable cases, and did not invite Taiwan to either of the meetings of SARS experts held in mid-March and mid-April. This attitude deprived Taiwan of the opportunity to get access to valuable SARS-related information.
新上任的衛生署長陳建仁指出，台灣從疫情爆發後，三月十二日起就主動和 WHO 聯繫並請求協助，但 WHO 只要求台灣提供可能病例數字，而在三月中及四月中兩度舉行的 SARS 專家委員會都沒有邀請台灣，使台灣喪失了取得寶貴防疫資訊的機會。