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The international agency that has been at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic saw both recognition and criticism
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The international agency that has been at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic saw both recognition and criticism
It is common knowledge that any international agency is only as powerful or important as its funding members want/allow it to be.
The World Health Organization (WHO), catapulted to centre stage by the COVID-19 pandemic, is no different. Its funding comes from countries or member states paying their assessed contributions (countries’ membership dues), and voluntary contributions from member states and other partners. In its 72 years of existence, the WHO has seen a lot of ups and downs, and faced a lot of criticism, more so in the past year, but it has always been called on to anchor and guide membe
China yesterday said that a WHO team of experts would arrive this week to investigate the origins of COVID-19, after the country was criticized by the global health body and other nations for a lack of transparency around tracking the pathogen’s source.
The team of scientists would arrive on Thursday, China’s National Health Commission said.
The confirmation of a date comes after a rare rebuke by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who last week expressed disappointment that China had not yet given final permission for the experts’ entry, even as some had already started traveling.
Tedros yesterday welcomed the announcement, writing on