PHM-Exch> WHO Reform (2)

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: David Legge <D.Legge at latrobe.edu.au>




WHO Reform: Background notes, Broader context; Directions for advocacy

WHO is in crisis. It is in debt and its agenda is increasingly dictated by
donors rather than member states. The Director General has initiated a
reform process which will come to a head in November 2011. There are
powerful pressures at work which are directed to restricting WHO to a purely
technical role and towards closer relationships ('partnerships') with
private corporations and private foundations (in particular the Gates
Foundation).

This paper provides background to the WHO Reform process, contextualises the
reform initiatives within the wider global health governance scene and
provides a starting point for consideration of possible advocacy messages.

Read more at:
http://www.ghwatch.org/sites/www.ghwatch.org/files/Legge110909_WHOReformBackgroundOptions.pdf
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