Excerpts fm "Meet the world's most powerful doctor: Bill Gates". 1. "Over the past decade, the world’s richest man has become the World Health Organization’s second biggest donor, second only to the United States and just above the United Kingdom. "

2. “He is treated liked a head of state, not only at the WHO, but also at the G20,” a Geneva-based NGO representative said, calling Gates one of the most influential men in global health. https://www.politico.eu/article/bill-gates-who-most-powerful-doctor/

3. However, his sway has NGOs & academics worried. Some health advocates fear that because Gates Foundation’s money comes fm investments in big business, it could serve as a Trojan horse 4 corporate interests to undermine WHO’s role in setting standards & shaping health policies.

4. The Gates Foundation has pumped more than $2.4 billion into the WHO since 2000, as countries have grown reluctant to put more of their own money into the agency, especially after the 2008 global financial crisis.

5...initiatives outside of the organization, as it did with GAVI, which helps the poorest countries buy vaccines in bulk at a discount, or with a recently launched Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, an alliance to develop vaccines for emerging infectious diseases.

6. *But the foundation’s focus on delivering vaccines and medicines, rather than on building resilient health systems, has drawn criticism.*

7. In January, 30 health advocacy groups penned an open letter to WHO’s executive board protesting against making Gates Foundation an official partner of WHO because its revenue comes from investments in companies that are at odds with public health goals, such as Coca-Cola.

8. Despite the criticism, WHO’s board granted the Gates Foundation "official relations" status.

Gates’ influence over the WHO was called into question once again during the race to succeed Chan as its director general.

9. "The final three candidates [...] Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has served as health minister and foreign minister in the Ethiopian government." - NB Ghebreyesus was charged with cover-up of cholera in Ethiopia. https://www.globalresearch.ca/who-who-tedros-adhanom/5704110