World Health Organization and emergency health: if not now, when?:

Outsourcing: how to reform WHO for the 21st century

“…However, WHO's shortcomings are not limited to its mishandling of Ebola alone and extend more widely. Checchi et al 4 highlight fundamental challenges in terms of structure, governance and prioritisation of political considerations. In addition, Laurie Garrett of the Council on Foreign Relations states that “WHO has struggled to remain credible, as its financial resources have shrunk, tensions have grown between its Geneva headquarters and its regional offices” 3.…”

How to choose the world’s top health diplomat

“…The Ebola emergency reinforced the view that WHO is in crisis. 4 The key immediate task for the next director general will be to restore trust and confidence in the institution. The challenges are great and so are the expectations of WHO's new leader.…”

Global epidemics: how well can we cope?

“…In January 2017, we analysed seven reports into the response to the Ebola outbreak,34567891011 identified areas of consensus, assessed progress made, and highlighted gaps, concluding that the world remained unprepared for major outbreaks 12. Here, we assess progress made since then in each of the gaps identified.…”