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Originally Posted by slug
Yes Osem I am sure that you have a better in-depth knowledge of all the UK's internal workings and infrastructure than the World Health Organization.
Are you now suggesting that not only are HMG incompetent but also are the WHO.
Is there anyone in you opinion out there fit for their purpose?
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I really don't know how many times I have to explain to that my opinion on this subject is based on my experience of how previous disasters/events have either been handled or anticipated - NO more NO less!
Extrapolating from what I've written to make a comment like "Is there anyone in you opinion out there fit for their purpose?" is frankly juvenile.
I'm not suggesting anything of the sort about the WHO, I'm merely asking a question about how they gather the information they base their findings on and whether it's independent of or reliant on government. As yet, despite searching the WHO website, I've been unable to find the answer to that question. It's an important question because if they rely on what they're told by politicians then we should all have something to worry about - our leaders aren't exactly renowned for admitting their failures. If on the other hand they have unfetterd access to all relevant independent information, I'll be a lot happier. Our ability to handle a flu pandemic will depend on all sorts of health, economic, infrastructural and organisational issues and I wonder whether all these have been taken into account by the WHO or whether their view is limited purely to medical related statistics such as vaccine stocks/availability etc.