For six years the ROC has been campaigning to join the WHO. Last year Kao began promoting the idea of Taiwan joining that body as a "health entity." Although some politicians have voiced doubts about Taiwan "downgrading itself," Kao stresses that he will continue reasonable, non-antagonistic efforts to get Taiwan into the WHO and other international organizations based on a realistic assessment of the political situation.
在我國連續六年爭取進入 WHO 受挫後，去年他首度提出以「衛生實體」的名義參與 WHO 的想法，雖遭致部分人士質疑為「自我矮化」，但是基於務實和參與國際組織的最終目的，高英茂仍強調今後將以溫和理性的方式繼續推動台灣加入 WHO。