The Scientist : HHS to choose who's sent to WHO [1/7/2004]

Email: Paula Park - paulapark52@hotmail.com
News from The Scientist 2004, 5(1):20040701-03

1 July 2004

A new policy granting a single high-ranking political staffer the power to vet the US Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) international scientific appointments has sparked condemnation from scientists. Under the new policy, the director of the Office of Global Health Affairs will determine, in consultation with agency officials, which scientists will be allowed to participate in expert panels of the World Health Organization (WHO).

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