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Ep. 301: WHO and The Pandemic

Ep. 301: WHO and The Pandemic

Author: IVM Podcasts

Did the WHO mishandle the SARS-Cov-2 outbreak? Should it have raised the alarm earlier and declared it a pandemic? Suyash Desai and Nischitha Suresh tell Manoj Kewalramani why believe the WHO messed up and how states use international organizations for their own purpose.Follow Suyash Desai on Twitter: SuyashDesai https://twitter.com/SuyashDesaiFollow Manoj Kewalramani on Twitter theChinaDude https://twitter.com/theChinaDudeYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.

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