DUBAI: Founded 72 years ago, with its headquarters in the Swiss city of Geneva, the World Health Organization (WHO) is responsible for promoting global public health, keeping the world safe and serving the vulnerable. By contrast, China, the second largest economy in the world, gave about $86 million during the same period. In Al-Astad’s view: “The US, China, the WHO, and a lot of other countries around the world were caught unprepared. “On the other hand, there are examples of countries that reacted quickly and saved their people from a major health crisis. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (L) Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R) arrive to attend an update on the situation regarding the COVID-19.

Source: Ethiopian News April 17, 2020 16:08 UTC