The Most Important Challenges of WHO and Its Responses

Abstract

Since its establishment, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has made important contributions to global health governance. However, economic globalisation makes public health issues become cross-national easily and poses a threat to the security of all mankind, which puts forward higher requirements for WHO. However, WHO faces challenges such as financial crisis, lack of governance autonomy and low internal governance efficiency caused by the decentralised power, which hinder its further role. This essay explores the most important challenges facing WHO and discusses how it should respond.