The WHO needs to be defunded and its property turned into a Trump Tower - it has not served any useful purpose since its inception. Sure, its members get to attend oh-so important meetings at exotic resorts and enjoy sumptious dinners but in terms of real work? Nothing. Now this bit of history from The Globe and Mail:
Questions surfacing about history of WHO’s director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
For many years, health experts in Ethiopia noticed a strange phenomenon: The government was refusing to acknowledge cholera outbreaks.
Instead, the authorities labelled the outbreaks as “acute watery diarrhea” – a broader term that includes milder diseases. Research by Human Rights Watch found that the Ethiopian government was pressuring its health workers to avoid any mention of cholera, which could damage the country’s image and deter tourists.
Throughout this period, one of the most powerful officials in Ethiopia’s authoritarian government was Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, first as health minister and then foreign minister. In 2017, he was elected to a new post: director-general of the World Health Organization.
Critics say the cholera saga in Ethiopia is a sign that Dr. Tedros is comfortable with the secrecy of autocratic states – a tendency that may have led him to accept China’s earliest reports on the novel coronavirus outbreak in December and January without challenging its officials with tough questions.
“Dr. Tedros is the product of a deeply authoritarian regime,” said Jeffrey Smith, director of Vanguard Africa, a U.S.-based consultancy that lobbies for democracy in Africa.
He was a tool then, he is a tool now. End of story. "director-general" indeed. Puffed up title for a puffed up organization. Also, the good Doctor is not a medical doctor at all, he has a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) not an MD. Might be fun to take a look at his university transcripts... Just sayin'
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