Questions tagged [who]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a UN agency that is concerned with world public health.
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Has the WHO investigated the origin of COVID-19 outside of China?
Has the WHO investigated the origin of COVID-19 outside of China? Is there a procedure that the WHO uses when it needs to investigate the origin of a virus, and what has the WHO done to get some ...
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Why was the World Health Organization against travel restrictions following the COVID-19 outbreak?
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization initially opposed countries instituting travel or trade restrictions. Example tweet, NPR article mentioning WHO's advice.
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Who were the 12 countries that voted against condemning Russia at the World Health Assembly yesterday?
The World Health Assembly yesterday gathered to vote on a resolution to condemn Russia's aggression in Ukraine and also how to best respond to the health crisis there too.
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What is the Biden administration's position on the WHO investigation into the origins of coronavirus?
Has the Biden administration expressed support of the World Health Organization investigating the origins of COVID-19 in China?
The Wikipedia article on the WHO investigations only mentions the views ...
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What benefit does the USA gain when it withdraws from WHO?
According to the Financial Times, Donald Trump has threatened to quit the World Health Organization (WHO).
Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw from the World Health
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Why won't China allow an independent investigation on the origin of COVID-19? [closed]
Why won't China allow an independent investigation on the origin of COVID-19?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-statement/u-s-13-countries-concerned-who-covid-19-origin-study-...
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What is preventing UN from playing a more assertive role atleast in Global Pandamic situation?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN member nation's response was more or less defined by the country leaders' personality. WHO guidelines were generally followed and acted upon. However, few ...
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Are any nations in discussions with China to prevent any further dangerous viruses from becoming pandemic? [closed]
Has the US (or any western government) made any representations to China concerning responsibility regarding Covid-19?
And is anyone in discussions with China, or any other country, as to how to ...
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What's the earliest date on public record when the WHO requested to visit Wuhan to investigate COVID-19?
In the context of Trump's administration decision to suspend the funding of the WHO (pending a review), the BBC has this narrative:
"Had the WHO done its job to get medical experts into China to ...
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On what kind of schedule does the US make payments to the WHO?
I've been wondering whether Trump's cutting of funds to the WHO has had any practical effect on the WHO's budget so far. Basically, how often does the US disburse funds to the WHO? Is it annually, ...
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How did the US "sabotage" the adoption of the latest World Health Assembly resolution regarding Covid-19?
The Intercept claims that:
Last month, Australia led the way in calling for such an investigation, suggesting that it would raise the issue at the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of ...
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Where does Trump's authority to cut funding to WHO come from, if Congress controls spending?
I always thought that Congress controlled US government spending; the so called "power of the purse". However, on April 14th, Trump gave a press conference during which he signalled that he would ...
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Could the CCP have disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic much earlier as the U.S. claims? [closed]
Could the CCP have disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic much earlier as the U.S. claims? What are the standards in terms of pandemic reporting and did the Chinese Communist Party meet those standards? What ...
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Has the WHO or any individual countries released COVID-19 statistics divided on basis of sex?
In February 2019, the U.S.A released HIV statistics based on sex:
Have the WHO or any individual countries released COVID-19 statistics divided on this basis?
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What was WHO's defence from US Republican attacks that the WHO "really blew" their response to the pandemic by being "slow" and "deceptive"?
As reported on the BBC today:
The [US] president accused the WHO of being "very China-centric" and said they "really blew" their pandemic response.
Dr Tedros has now dismissed the ...
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