In 2012, WHO’s then-Director General Margaret Chan complained that because the WHO’s budget is highly earmarked, it is “driven by what [she calls] donor interests.”126 According to McGoey, “According to its charter, the WHO is meant to be accountable to member governments. The Gates Foundation, on the other hand, is accountable to no one other than its three trustees: Bill, Melinda, and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Many civil society organizations fear the WHO’s independence is compromised when a significant portion of its budget comes from a private philanthropic organization with
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