World Health Organization

Can We Trust the World Health Organization with So Much Power?
Public Policy
April 20, 2023

Can We Trust the World Health Organization with So Much Power?

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WHO’s New Pandemic Advisory Body Urged to Tap Into Social And Behavioral Science
News
March 1, 2022

WHO’s New Pandemic Advisory Body Urged to Tap Into Social And Behavioral Science

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Coronavirus UK – Could We Live With a ‘Second Influenza’?
News
June 22, 2020

Coronavirus UK – Could We Live With a ‘Second Influenza’?

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Zika – What Are the Real Lessons from Ebola?
International Debate
February 1, 2016

Zika – What Are the Real Lessons from Ebola?

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Ebola: WHO and the Consequences of Ignoring Social Science

Ebola: WHO and the Consequences of Ignoring Social Science

A new report from the World Health Organization on the response to the African Ebola outbreak backs up what our Robert Dingwall has been writing all along — by downplaying social science lives have been lost. The question now is whether a new WHO can improve.

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Ebola – WHO (Still) Don’t Get It: Social Science Saves Lives

Ebola – WHO (Still) Don’t Get It: Social Science Saves Lives

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa reminds us of a key lesson in public health, notes Robert Dingwall: Biomedical solutions will always come late, while social science-based interventions can break the cycle much sooner.

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