Taiwan doctor

Nauru boy named 'Taiwan' a tribute to medical missions abroad

The incident happened six or seven years ago, according to Hsu Hui-heng, when a medical mission from the hospital was in Nauru, one of Taiwan's diplomatic allies in the central Pacific.

The doctor was delivering the baby of a Nauru woman when the newborn boy presented with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, a severe condition that can result in death.

The Taiwanese doctor was able to treat the boy and save him, which is why the grateful mother chose to name the boy "Taiwan."