Bloomberg News Examines WHO’s Response To Ebola Outbreak

Bloomberg News: Ebola Is Katrina Moment for WHO’s Chan Hobbled by Budget
“When Margaret Chan was elected to lead the World Health Organization, she said the agency’s priority was to improve the health of people in Africa. Eight years later, the 67-year-old Chan is under attack for letting an Ebola outbreak there spiral beyond control, and this week her group found itself eclipsed as the leader of humanitarian efforts to control the epidemic…” The article includes comments on WHO’s response from several global health experts (Bennett, 9/19).

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