Expert panel presents conclusions on virus response
How effective was the World Health Organization's and the outside world's response to the coronavirus? After eight months of investigation, conclusions and recommendations are presented today from the independent panel that examined the international community's actions during the pandemic.
Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf leads the panel that evaluated the global response to the covid-19 outbreak. Stock Photography.Picture: Håkon Mosvold Larsen/AP/TT In the sub-report presented in January, the tone was gloomy: WHO lacks the power and financial backing to deal with a pandemic of covid-19's extent. The fact that the organization is dependent on voluntary donations makes it vulnerable, which became clear not least when the United States withdrew the country's financial contribution to the WHO last year.
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