Publication

Until the 1990s, the World Health Organization (WHO) was the most successful of the United Nations' agencies. However, as the nations of the world attend the World Health Assembly 2012, the WHO is in a budget crisis and continuing to struggle for relevancy among better-funded, more agile philanthropic foundations and disease-specific initiatives. The author argues that without a commitment to bold reform and greater efficiency, the future looks bleak for the world's go-to international agency for public health.