Another bloated, wasteful organization

The AP reports that the World Heath Organization spends $200 million a year on travel, which includes business class air fares and swanky hotel rooms. Talk about waste! And we US taxpayers are a major funder!

Compare WHO to others:

WHO: UN-funded - 7,000 staffers and $200 million in travel
UNICEF: UN funded - 13,000 staff and $140 million
Doctors Without Borders: Not UN funded - 37,000 staffers and $43 million

And WHO is complaining about not having enough money!

Oh come on now!

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