title: The World Health Organisation. The regions--too much power, too little effect.
abstract: WHO's regional offices make it structurally one of the most decentralised of all United Nations agencies. But at what cost and to what effect? This article argues that too often the regions give only the illusion of decentralisation while wresting power from WHO's governing body and prolonging the time taken for resources to reach the point of need.
authors: British Medical Journal, London.
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authors: Godlee
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D012041:Regional Medical Programs; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration*