自1996年以來投入「推動台灣加入世界衛生組織(World Health Organization, WHO)」運動,為提升全球對台灣的瞭解及為我國加入WHO發聲,二十年來不曾間斷地推動國內外相關倡議,在各國間奔走尋求國際友人及各國議會的支持。目前持續受邀擔任衛生福利部國際醫療管理工作小組專家顧問、衛生福利部世衛顧問團顧問,並曾任行政院「推動參與世界衛生組織跨部會小組」委員、國家衛生研究院「生命及醫療倫理規範研擬與制定專責小組」委員、參與WHO「全球SARS防治會議」、擔任生物技術開發中心顧問及臺灣歐洲聯盟研究協會理事等重要職位。除了積極涉入推動台灣參與國際事務外,林世嘉致力於為國家培育優秀青年人才之理念,補助並鼓勵青年參與國際衛生事務,包含補助醫藥學生參與世界衛生大會、積極爭取辦理「國際衛生暨外交事務學生培訓營」及「NGO外交事務培訓營」等活動,並長期受邀擔任有關民間團體參與國際議題之講師,包含台大公衛種子培訓營、公共衛生的領導與創業系列座談、2017年國際模擬WHO、2017年1+1>無限:強化NGO國際接軌之策略等。未來仍將持續不遺餘力地推動青年學子參與國際事務、推動台灣於世界衛生組織之參與、台灣生技產業之發展及台灣衛生福利政策之形塑。
Shih-Chia LIN is the executive director of Foundation of Medical Professional Alliance in Taiwan and President & CEO of TaiAn Technologies. She was Office Director in Office of Vice Premier of Executive Yuan and was a well-know legislator in the eighth Legislative Yuan. Ms. Lin also served Peng Wan-Ru Foundation as a chairman until 2016 and has been contributed to promote Taiwan’s public health policy as well as Taiwan’s democracy movement.
Since 1996, she has been dedicating to promoting Taiwan’s participation in World Health Organization (WHO). Each year, in order to raise global awareness of Taiwan’s right and voice for WHO, she makes her effort by hosting campaigns to call for international support from Taiwan’s alliance, spreading our advocacy to join WHO as an official member as well as calling on the local representatives and lobbying parliamentarians. Ms. Lin leads several research projects including promoting Taiwan’s participation in WHO and APEC Health Working Group, introducing international health institutions and health technology policies of EU, drafting regenerative medicine related regulation for Taiwan as well as evaluating the impact of TPP for medical care. Ms. Lin also actively encourage students and young leaders to participate in international affairs, including funding medical students to participate in World Health Assembly, organizing training program for health diplomat students and for non-governmental organization. In the future, she will dedicate herself to continually promoting Taiwan’s participation in WHO, upgrading the biotechnology environment for Taiwan as well as forming Taiwan’s health and welfare strategies.