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World Health Organization: what does it do and how does it work?

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization.

Donald Trump has provoked controversy by freezing funding to the WHO. But what does the organization do, and why is it so important? Image: Reuters/Denis Balibouse

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Nurses in Yemen are trained in the use of ventilators, recently provided by the WHO in preparation for the possible spread of COVID-19, 8 April 2020.
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