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Why Is the World Health Organization in Such Upheaval?

Why Is the World Health Organization in Such Upheaval?
The World Health Organization logo is seen at the entrance of its headquarters in Geneva, on March 9, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a dramatic reduction in the size of its leadership team—from 14 to seven people, along with budget cuts of 25 percent. It is dealing with a loss of funding from the withdrawal of the United States. The WHO will scramble to have private philanthropy and corporate donations make up the difference.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
Author
Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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