Changes to public health bodies must be based on evidence and reflection, not scapegoating

Simon Kolstoe

Changes to public health bodies must be based on evidence and reflection, not scapegoating

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Abstract

The chaos caused by coronavirus will last far beyond the discovery of effective medical treatments. Our social and political structures have been tested and, in many instances, found to be unprepared for this pandemic.

It is therefore not surprising that questions have been asked of official bodies such as the World Health Organization and, in the UK, Public Health England. The US has announced that it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, and now UK health secretary Matt Hancock has said that the government will replace Public Health England with a new body.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 17 Aug 2020

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Changes to public health bodies must be based on evidence and reflection, not scapegoating

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