| Topic: | Re:PS - Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:More nonsense from Tricia ! | |
| Posted by: | Andy Jones | |
| Date/Time: | 17/04/20 15:04:00 |
| 'I don't think anyone is against the WHO, per se, I thought that was obvious.' Dennis is demanding it be defunded. I think that clearly puts him in at least the anti- camp. The Washington Post piece isn't fake news but it is a poor bit of journalism, a polemic rather than a balanced piece of analysis. The actions of the WHO in Syria and other conflict areas do warrant scrutiny but talk to any aid agency in the world and they will tell you that they often face the choice of kowtowing to an unpleasant regime or not operating in the area. The WHO were given no chance to comment for this article but I would anticipate they would tell you something along the lines of - if we annoy Assad our attempts to deliver support to the Syrian people will be blocked. I have read critical reports of the WHO from journalists who actually haven't just happened on the subject because it was being talked about on Twitter. Like all big organisations they suffer from inefficiency and group think and there is room for improvement. However, I've never read any credible report that wasn't basically saying a good job could be done better rather than the WHO having a negative impact. America wasn't actually paying its contribution to the WHO before Trump's announcement so all that his latest stunt amounts to is a confirmation they will never see the money they are owed. The outpouring of support for the organisation, including that from other governments who have said they will increase their contributions to make up for the shortfall, shows how valued it is by people familiar with the work it does. |