Taiwan bans entertainers from endorsing medical advertisements (CNA)
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said Friday it has revised a law to ban entertainers from endorsing advertisements for medical care, with effect from Sept. 27.
As of Sept. 27, such advertisements are now banned from showing entertainers' images, as well as before and after photos of patients who have undergone surgery or treatment, according to the ministry.
The amended law does not apply to celebrities such as TV pundits or those who have established a following online.
The businesses are also prohibited from engaging in sales promotion activities, such as promoting discounts, group sales, coupons, prepaid plans, and free treatments and injections, the ministry said.
Exaggerated phrases such as "the country's first," "the best," "completely cures," "once and for all" and "never relapse" are also banned from being used in advertisements.
Article 86 of the Medical Care Act currently stipulates that advertisements for medical care should not be publicized by "any other improper means." Health experts added the above regulations in order to better define "improper means."
Shih Chung-liang (石崇良), director of the Department of Medical Affairs, said Friday that many hospitals and clinics have asked entertainers to endorse their services.
Those advertisements, however, can be misleading because many of the people in show business are already beautiful, for example, and did not necessarily become more beautiful because of cosmetic surgery, Shih said.
Shih said he will ask health authorities to step up inspections of such advertisements, especially at metro and railway stations, on large billboards on the streets and near schools.
Medical institutions that violate the new regulations can be fined between NT$50,000 (US$1,595) and NT$250,000, he said. (By Chang Ming-hsuan and Christie Chen)
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Does Appearance Change How People Are Treated? voella.com
Do you alter how you help someone by their appearance?
If you answered a resounding “No” to that question then you are a saint and a truly non-judgemental and caring person.
As you’ll see in the video below, it is a sad fact that people are judged on their appearance and helped accordingly. This isn’t just when someone falls over. It is also in all areas of society, whether in a shop and the quality of service you receive, or at your job and the level of respect you might (not) have however good your work is.
Someone Else Will Help
It is a fellow human being who, for a moment of our extremely “busy” lives, needs a helping hand. However, because that person is beneath us on our social scale then our mind’s conjure up wonderful excuses why we can’t help. “I’d like to help but don’t have time”.
A feeling of embarrassment even to justify not helping or something akin to the Bystander Effect when others are present.
“Someone else will surely help that poor person.”
Less Judging, More Helping
Wherever you are, and whatever you are doing, let’s try to judge less on appearance.
Whether that is a homeless person, someone’s weight, or (lack of) designer goods adorning their body. The car they drive, the disability they have, or how much money they (don’t) have.
Actions speak louder than words and can give a value to someone’s life that simply cannot be bought.
Does Appearance Change How People Are Treated?
Danny Barbosa was playing the homeless man in this video and this was his thoughts after taking part:
So today we were outside for almost 2 hours and the sad truth about it all?
I could tell you right now, I felt invisible. People heard me fall, people have saw me fall, and still they would just stare at me and make me feel less of a human.
It’s sad that people would rather help a man who seemed to have it all than to help a man that has nothing at all.
And crazy thing about this whole social experiment was that the only person who helped me up when I fell was another homeless man.
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What are your opinion about this street experiment?
In your opinion, “Does appearance change how people are treated”?
Do you alter how you help someone by their appearance?
Do you judge people by their appearance?
Why do people judge others on appearance?
How to be a truly non-judgmental and caring person?
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