Commentary
It’s now clear that the World Health Organization (WHO) has ceased to be a credible organization capable of protecting the human race with timely precautionary interventions. The WHO’s bureaucratic attitude has left the body in a sorry state, due to politically motivated leadership.
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a biologist and career politician from Ethiopia (and an individual alleged to have covered up a cholera outbreak under his watch as the Ethiopian Health Minister), became the WHO’s director general after an intense campaign. Candidates jet-settled to influential member states to lobby for their support. With then-President Donald Trump’s complete disenchantment with the WHO, China’s interest in the functioning of the WHO had peaked. And, with the alleged full backing of the Chinese, Ghebreyesus won the election. While his election may seem like a matter-of-fact episode in world affairs, its true impact was felt by the entire human race in 2020….