How four private groups used their clout to control the global Covid response — with little oversight

Posted on AllSides September 15th, 2022
From The Left
healthcare, health organizations, Coronavirus
Illustrations by Dan Page for POLITICO

When Covid-19 struck, the governments of the world weren’t prepared.

From America to Europe to Asia, they veered from minimizing the threat to closing their borders in ill-fated attempts to quell a viral spread that soon enveloped the world. While the most powerful nations looked inward, four non-governmental global health organizations began making plans for a life-or-death struggle against a virus that would know no boundaries.

What followed was a steady, almost inexorable shift in power from the overwhelmed governments to a group of non-governmental organizations, according to a seven-month...

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