The World Health Organization (WHO)
The World Health Organization has gained prominence for its success in battling diseases such as polio and malaria, but is challenged by an...
Speaker: Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Robert McMahon, Deputy Editor, CFR.org, Council on Foreign Relations
April 27, 2009
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A Council on Foreign Relations media conference call about the current state of the swine flu outbreak.
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