At a time when humanity faces the epidemic, the worst since the Spanish flu, which caused over 50 million deaths in 1918, the world health Organization is experiencing a crisis without precedent. Founded in 1948 to improve the health of the world’s population, both the physical, mental and social, its primary mission is to manage epidemics and health crises. It disposes of legally binding powers vis-à-vis the 194 States which sit within it.
Since its inception, the WHO has succeeded in eradicating smallpox and significantly reduced the prevail…
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