Jeremy Farrar

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The Who -headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland

President, Donald Trump has said he will stop U.S. funding of The World Health organization (WHO), because it had "failed in its basic duty" in its response to the Corona Virus Outbreak

But what is it, WHO is it and what does it do?

the global health HQ

wash of color overhead, greets each of the in The Who headquarters in Geneva, where the 194 flags of the organization, the member States draped from the ceiling, as on Sunny Days , at least rays of light flood the large, open atrium.

This is where the global reaction to the, what as been described " is co-ordinated.

The UN Agency was founded in 1948, and describes itself as "global guardian of Public Health ".

her goal is to provide the highest attainable level of health for all people"".

It is a big job.

in The Last 11 years, it has been overlooked, has the global response to six international health emergency, including the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa 2014, the Zika Outbreak in 2016 and - just Now - the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Who also has responsibility for a variety of other health problems, including

But - and this is a big But - The Who -recommendation-only body. It will make recommendations to the countries on what to do to improve the health of its citizens and prevent the Outbreak of the disease, But it is the enforcement of these recommendations can be used.

The Who is abused, this pandemic?

It depends on who you ask.

If you have any questions, Donald Trump , The Answer is a resounding Yes.

But Mr Trump before the withering Criticism of how he dealt with the Outbreak in the United States - which Now has More Than 600,000 cases and 26 000 deaths.

He also has a wider geopolitical struggle with China, the Covid-19.

But the leaders of the United States is certainly not The First to criticize, for his effusive praise of China's response to the Outbreak , the continue while Others - including doctors in the Country and described how her early concerns about The Virus were silenced by The Authorities .

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, has repeatedly said he stands by his praise of China.

He says, his answer helped slow the spread of The Virus internationally, the purchase in other countries time to prepare for what to expect.

And he, along with many other scientists, indicates that China is voluntarily shared, the begin the genetic code of The Virus very quickly, so that the countries to which diagnostic tests, and work on vaccines.

However, there has also been widespread Criticism of the Country 's response.

Devi Sridhar, a professor of global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, said: "China did a great job of telling The World [about the early stages of the Outbreak ] and it is clear that there have been delays.

"have you tried this to downplay that in the early days. "

Prof Sridhar explores the much-criticized response to the West Africa Ebola epidemic, and describes itself As One of THE "harshest critics".

But she added: "It's hard to fault a lot of what The Who has tried to do, in view of the difficult Balancing Act to try to countries, to this epidemic, and take it seriously while also trying to keep all the countries at The Table . "

A large part of The Who , the task of diplomacy is. Since it does not force countries to share information about outbreaks, it is Based on the Nations to come to self-forward.

Prof Sridhar said, the organization could glory in his "Five Minutes " around The World , if Dr. Tedros had issued a strong condemnation of China, she says, But that could have hindered the global response to Covid-19.

"What would that have achieved? He must still later, a week and China to ask to exchange data. "

she believes that The Who has the pressure On China , more to the front in the early days of the Outbreak - But it has behind The Scenes .

"I think there is a Big Difference in diplomacy to do between the things in public and with the Media , which is often only a power to do an attitude - and the things that are in favour of private, and in fact, and things in motion. "

What Happened in previous outbreaks?

This is not the First Time The Who has Criticism .

The, WHICH was criticized for its "slow" response to the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

The UN Agency was reacting to slowly to explain the 2014 Ebola Outbreak is an international emergency-only five months after the discovery of The Virus in Guinea identified.

But in 2009, it was accused of, on the contrary, quick to over-react to the H1N1-swine-flu-Outbreak , and needless declare a global pandemic.

last week, as President Trump floated the idea of the source of tax funding of The Who , Dr. Tedros called for countries not to politicize "this Virus . "

He also said he welcomes a review of The Who response to the Outbreak because "we want to learn from our mistakes, to move from our strengths and move forward".

But , He Said , should be the focus Now on the fight against this Virus ".

What impact might President Trump ' s move?

The United States is the largest single donor to The Who , which is Based on a combination of the elements' fees, Based on wealth and population, and voluntary contributions.

the volunteers donate to make the most of The Agency More Than $2. 2 billion (£1. 75 billion), the annual budget.

Last Year , the US gave More Than $400 million.

Dr. Jeremy Farrar , Director of the British Wellcome Trust , said, who needs WHO "more resources, not less" to combat the pandemic.

"We Are facing the biggest challenge of our lives. No Other organization can do what they do.

"This is a time of solidarity, not division. "

And Prof Sridhar said the US was "cutting off your nose to spite your face".

"WHO is hampered by his ability to take the Covid, But also of malaria and tuberculosis, and polio disabled, we see the resurgence of all kinds of diseases that we thought were in The Past . "

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Source of news: bbc.com