Criticizing the @WHO is a lazy excuse, a convenient way to shift the blame. Effective functioning needs good structures. Pandemics are the best example of why we need WHO to have more power and funding... @GlobalHealthUMN https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/apr/10/world-health-organization-who-v-coronavirus-why-it-cant-handle-pandemic?CMP=share_btn_tw

"It's annual operating budget, at 2bn$ in 2019, is smaller than that of many University hospitals" - this is unconscionable! How do you expect an international organization to be ready to respond to a health emergency, let alone monitor routinely, with that?...

@WHO does not have the regulatory authority or the power that other international bodies have. It is not surprising that WTO, IMF, and others wield more power. It is like functioning with hands tied behind your back

Hyper-nationalism directly undercuts the structure and function of important world bodies. We need to build solidarity around the world to confront large public health issues! #WeAreInThisTogether #COVID2019 #physicaldistancingsocialsolidarity