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Richard Horton on WHO on Twitter

His posts ~8-9p US time 26 Jan 2012

richard horton @richardhorton1
My WHO re-education began tonight. You may not agree with what follows. But these are the sincere views of one senior WHO scientist.
Fri, Jan 27 2012 07:24:21
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WHO is no longer a science-based organisation. WHO believes that scientists within the agency should be anonymous bureaucrats.
Fri, Jan 27 2012 07:24:21
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Science in WHO is seen as a dangerously subversive activity. Publication in journals brings the threat of disciplinary action.
Fri, Jan 27 2012 07:24:21
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WHO prefers censorship to communication. People are judged by how little they do, not by how much they achieve.
Fri, Jan 27 2012 07:24:21
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Relations between staff and leadership are bad. WHO is too defensive. Fine words are not turned into effective actions.
Fri, Jan 27 2012 07:24:21
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WHO "reform" has still not delivered a coherent strategy. What are the agency's priority initiatives? Nobody knows.
Fri, Jan 27 2012 07:24:21
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WHO departments are fatally "compromised" by donor funding. The worst offenders are the US government and the BMGF.
Fri, Jan 27 2012 07:24:21
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WHO departments "work at the whim of donors."
Fri, Jan 27 2012 07:24:21
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