The re-emergence of corona in many countries has raised concerns of the WHO, the agency under pressure

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Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) is under pressure after the re-infection of the Corona Virus. He is under pressure to reform himself, although it is also hoped that US President-elect Joe Biden will reverse Washington’s decision to leave the health agency.

The annual meeting this week criticized the WHO for not having a strong and clear role in dealing with the epidemic. For example, in private insider meetings in the early days of the virus, top scientists described the stance of some countries as “unfortunate labs that are studying the virus” and a “big” opportunity to see what happens. This information is revealed by the recordings obtained by the Associated Press.

However, the United Nations Health Agency publicly commended the governments for their response. Biden has vowed to reverse a decision made in June by President Donald Trump, who cut WHO funding and split from the U.S. agency. The WHO has also bowed to the demand of member countries that an independent committee review its management in dealing with the epidemic. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyes said on Monday that the agency welcomed “every effort” to strengthen it.

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The position of a Uhapoh before the WHO is also that it has no binding powers or authority to investigate independently within countries. Instead, the health agency relies on behind-the-scenes negotiations and cooperation from member countries. According to dozens of leaked recordings of WHO insider meetings and documents obtained by The Associated Press between January and April, critics say the WHO is paying a price for avoiding cross-examination from its member countries.

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the WHO has avoided talking to large donor countries such as Japan, France, and the United Kingdom. Some health experts say the failure of the WHO to exert pressure has led countries to adopt epidemiological policies that have led to a potential weakening of efforts to stem the spread of the virus. “We want the WHO to be stronger and use its political power to openly criticize because the consequences are becoming more deadly,” said Sophie Herman, a professor of international politics at Queen Mary University in London.

“This is their time like the Spanish flu – the WHO is undermining its authority by not speaking out against the countries when the suspects are working and the world is in turmoil,” he said.

Other experts say that it is not politically correct for the WHO to speak openly unless countries give the agency more power and the right to condemn countries. This option has recently been proposed by Germany and France. Suri Moon, co-director of the World Health Center at the Graduate Institute of Geneva, said, “If Tedros takes a very aggressive stance towards member countries, it will have dire consequences.”

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