Pandemic Raises More Questions Than Answers

There has been much consternation over the World Health Organization’s (WHO) handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Several organizations have called into question WHO’s management of the virus since it emerged early in the year.

For example, the Western Hemisphere Empirical Research Engineers (WHERE) say WHO have been too slow in organizing empirical data collection. Another Organization, World Health Youth (WHY) have also been critical of WHO for downplaying the impact of the virus on young people.

“It’s not WHO but WHERE and WHY who have been advocating for more consideration of young people, many of whom will be effected for potentially several years,” says WHY Executive Director Howie Watt.

Other organizations have argued that alternative approaches to tackle the virus have been ignored by WHO. For example, the Wellness Homeopathic and Allopathic Therapists (WHAT) have joined WHERE and WHY in suggesting more research is urgently needed in a variety of treatment modalities.

The group Women Histologists Epidemiologists and Nutritionists (WHEN) have also weighed in on the dispute. A spokesman for the group, Needa Moore-Thyme, says that the clock is running. “Time is of the essence. People have resorted to poor eating habits. We need to join forces to resolve this problem – and fast,” says Moore-Thyme.

A hospital industry watchdog group What’s Happening in Intensive Care Hospitals (WHICH) has complained that WHO hasn’t acted fast enough to prevent the overwhelming demand for intensive care unit beds. “The situation is very close to getting out of hand,” said Betty Broome, Press Secretary of WHICH, from their Salem, Massachusetts, headquarters.

The Health of the World (HOW) have also joined with WHERE, WHAT, WHY, WHEN and WHICH in urging WHO to unite and start a collaborative effort to solve the pandemic.

Resolving a world health crisis is never easy and it is clear that WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY, WHEN, WHICH and HOW all believe that, at this stage, we have more questions than answers.

Copyright 2020 Howard Rankin

 Disclaimer: The author urges readers to take this article with a grain of salt – not too much because salt might exacerbate medical issues like hypertension (WHO recommendation). The author cannot verify the existence of any of the organizations or persons stated herein, except the World Health Organization.

Howard Rankin PhD is the author of many non-fiction books, especially in the psychology, self-help wellness and memoir niches, including his latest I Think Therefore I Am Wrong: A Guide to Bias, Political Correctness, Fake News and the Future of Mankind. He is also a book coach and consultant and hosts the podcast How Not To Think