LETTER: Echoes of Donald Trump in WHO smear article
World Health Organisation’s aim is to promote healthy living
David Christianson’s article on the World Health Organisation (WHO) could have been tweeted from the Trump White House (“The WHO more like a lifestyle NGO than potent global watchdog (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2021-01-21-the-who-more-like-a-lifestyle-ngo-than-potent-global-watchdog/)”, January 21).
The WHO’s total budget to support its almost 200 member countries is tiny — significantly less than the health budget of SA’s provinces. And yes, of course it spends on transport — it has offices in nearly 150 countries and those countries’ governments want its assistance. The statement about huge amounts of money wasted on fraudulent travel claims is balderdash — go read WHO’s internal audit report for 2019...
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