WHO shake-up approved after Ebola debacle

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Source: Agence France-Presse

The World Health Organization has been given the go-ahead for a sweeping shake-up, including a $US100 million ($A127.8 million) war chest to battle future emergencies following the Ebola fiasco.

Delegates from 180 countries at the annual World Health Assembly, which ended on Tuesday, approved plans for a contingency fund to tackle future emergencies, which will be reviewed after two years.

The pilot project will be financed by flexible voluntary contributions, according to WHO chief Margaret Chan.

The WHO has drawn biting criticism for its delayed response to the Ebola crisis and its failure to identify the outbreak that has killed 11,132 people so far, almost all of them in west Africa.

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[JustABozoOnThisBus]

1. This is no "Shake-Up"

I didn't see any change of leadership, etc. Just a bid to expand the budget, build additional sub-organizations, build a new pot to hold new money.

Margaret Chan is still the chief, making lemonade from the lemons of criticism. A normal bureaucratic move, not a shake-up.

Hopefully, they'll be better prepared for any repeat of this Ebola outbreak.

[Dont call me Shirley]

2. "War chest"?, can't come up with a better noun?