Priorities, Partners, Politics: The WHO’s Mandate beyond the Crisis

Priorities, Partners, Politics The WHO’s Mandate beyond the Crisis

The World Health Organization ( WHO ) is once more asked to reinvent itself and become more effective. This essay discusses recurrent reform proposals directed at the WHO which, in different ways, ask it to find a strategic focus and thereby its niche in the crowded global health arena. Looking back...

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Published in:Global governance Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 535 - 543
Main Author: Hanrieder, Tine
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brill 01-10-2020
Subjects:
Control
Crisis management
Epidemics
Health aspects
International aspects
Political aspects
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Summary:The World Health Organization ( WHO ) is once more asked to reinvent itself and become more effective. This essay discusses recurrent reform proposals directed at the WHO which, in different ways, ask it to find a strategic focus and thereby its niche in the crowded global health arena. Looking back at decades of reform endeavors at the WHO , it exposes the contradictions and unresolved normative conflicts with regard to the WHO ’s priorities. Ultimately, the WHO ’s effectiveness hinges on Member State support for public authority in global health, and thus the political commitment to protect it against capture by special interests.
ISSN:1075-2846
1075-2846
DOI:10.1163/19426720-02604008