Mariana Mazzucato

Dr Mariana Mazzucato is a professor at the University College London and the founding director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose.

The WHO’s penny-wise and health-foolish members

It beggars belief, but it’s true: In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, the member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) are still pondering whether, and by how much, they should increase their regular financial contributions to the organisation, whose work continues to save lives within and beyond their borders.

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December 21, 2021
December 21, 2021

The WHO’s penny-wise and health-foolish members

It beggars belief, but it’s true: In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, the member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) are still pondering whether, and by how much, they should increase their regular financial contributions to the organisation, whose work continues to save lives within and beyond their borders.