WHO’s Chan Speaks About Ebola Outbreak Lessons, Antimicrobial Resistance In ScienceInsider Interview
ScienceInsider: In wake of Ebola epidemic, Margaret Chan wants countries to put their money where their mouth is
“As director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Margaret Chan is often ranked among the most powerful women in the world. But her agency appeared to be powerless to stop a devastating epidemic of Ebola last year. Critics have slammed WHO’s performance, and reviews have called for drastic reforms. … Science spoke to Chan on 10 October [in Berlin], where she talked about the lessons from Ebola and the dangers of antimicrobial resistance at a meeting of the G7 health ministers…” (Kupferschmidt, 10/14).
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