Committee holds short inquiry on the World Health Organisation
13 July 2020
The International Relations and Defence Committee will this week take evidence on the role of the World Health Organisation in co-ordinating global health responses, and its funding and governance.
- ParliamentTV: The World Health Organisation
- Inquiry: The World Health Organisation
- International Relations and Defence Committee
Witnesses
Friday 17 July at 10.00am via Zoom
- Dr Brian McCloskey CBE, Senior Consulting Fellow, Global Health Programme, Chatham House
- Professor Sophie Harman, Professor of International Politics, Queen Mary, University of London
At 11.00am via Zoom
- Professor Devi Sridhar, Chair, Global Public Health, University of Edinburgh
- Professor David Heymann CBE, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Distinguished Fellow, Global Health Programme, Chatham House
- OB Sisay OBE, Senior COVID-19 Adviser, Tony Blair Institute
Possible questions
- Is the way the World Health Organisation is structured, and the powers at its disposal, adequate to deliver its mandate, including coordinating the response to the current COVID-19 pandemic?
- Does the WHO have the right priorities?
- What were the key lessons learned by the WHO from the SARS, Ebola and H1N1 outbreaks, and were they effectively implemented?
- Is the current WHO funding model sustainable?
- How effectively are the current Director-General and the WHO as a whole managing to operate in the context of geopolitical pressures?
- What will be the impact of the US's suspension of its contributions, and its planned departure from the WHO?
- How significant a role does the UK play in the WHO?
Further information
Image: WHO / Antoine Tardy