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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the WHO. Source: AAP

Accused of taking too long to declare an international health emergency, and of being beholden to Chinese interests, the WHO is in the firing line as never before.

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Accused of taking too long to declare an international health emergency, and of being beholden to Chinese interests, the WHO is in the firing line as never before.

This feature was originally produced for the BBC World Service.

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