Instead of heavy layers of bureaucracy, designed primarily to fill regional quotas where favouritism and dead wood abound, why not also invigorate these agencies with merit-based appointments of activists who have real field experience and leadership skills, and give them a clear mandate for reform? Financial contributions from UN members like Canada should be determined more by performance and less by outdated contribution formulas that are unrelated to results. Noble commitments led by the United States and private foundations with a higher tolerance for risk and a stronger desire to serve are certainly better than the typical sclerotic response from agencies that slip-slide away from their intended duties. If the WHO is not up to the task, we clearly need to know why, and to determine how the world community can better manage the next epidemic. theglobeandmail/globe-debate/if-the-who-cant-stop-ebola-who-can/article20791537/
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 03:32:33 +0000
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