Ebola: WHO under fire over response to epidemic

There is no question that it has had some major successes: it has ensured that millions of children worldwide are free from the danger of polio, the crippling virus is now endemic in just three countries.

 

It runs huge programmes aimed at combating HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis, and its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is ensuring that countries are banning smoking in public places and clamping down on tobacco advertising.

 

But when it comes to a sudden new health threat, or a danger in an unexpected region, many say the WHO does not really deliver.

 

The 2009 swine flu pandemic is, it is claimed, a case in point.

 

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