During an epidemic in which time is of the essence, such uncritical endorsements risked undermining the credibility of the WHO, said Lawrence O. Gostin, director of Georgetown University’s O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. But, he added, “it’s utterly unfounded to say that he had some personal self-interest that guided him with respect to China.”
In Ethiopia, the U.S. government is currently sending food aid to famine-hit regions near the Somali border. And women’s health clinics, some of which provide abortions under the many exceptions to the country’s ban, get a boost from American billionaires, including Bill Gates and Ted Turner. He’s credited with major improvements in access to basic health care, and his embrace of reproductive rights helped make Ethiopia a darling of rich Western countries and the humanitarian philanthropies that echo their interests.
Tedros was also a key figure in pushing through Ethiopia’s abortion law, which even today is credited with being one of the most progressive in Africa despite deep-rooted opposition from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. While he was health minister, Tedros was accused of downplaying a series of cholera outbreaks, accusations that are reminiscent of those being hedged at China and its early stance during the coronavirus crisis.
The aim was to have him in “a position as a diplomat to leverage China,” said Tadele. “It was a deliberate move.” David Nabarro, then the Senior United Nations System Coordinator for Ebola, speaks to the United Nations Security Council in 2014. | Andrew Burton/Getty Images "Here you had an African director general, leading a major global emergency on the continent itself, in a country that was and is fragile, misgoverned and fraught with political violence and massive public distrust,” Gostin said., the outbreak is nearly extinguished. It's among the reasons, Gostin said, that "overall he’s won me over.
His subsequent staffing moves also drew critics: In a bid to keep a campaign promise to shake up the overrepresentation of white men in the WHO’s ranks, he fast-tracked some key appointments. He named eight new directors, all but one women, flipping the gender balance in the top ranks. They note too that officials from powerful donor countries still have plenty of opportunities in his WHO.
Resign asap nobody believes a word you say.
You can change the name of this organization to 'Small Health Organization' without US funding. Nobody would notice if China stopped funding the WHO.
Politico is the cnn of the internet, no journalistic integrity. Both the Un and who work for China, as does Politico and the rest of the leftist media
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ChinaWHOCorrupt
Hogwash... Trump controls the money....and that makes the doctor sick.
He also found himself lying for China.
So, the dates have been reduced to merely a number and have taken the backseat; the economic loss comes to the forefront.
F China and the WHO
He should resign ..
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