Apolitical Advocate For Global Health

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WHO is in a unique position to influence health behaviors globally by being an apolitical advocate for development of affordable health solutions and promotion of healthy lifestyle choices and public policies that can stem rise of disease. However, restructuring and prioritizing WHO efforts is unequivocally necessary and strongly recommended. WHO needs leadership that does not hide behind its mandate, but strains against its limits. This means setting a more ambitious agenda that takes a firm position on what action is required, and then challenging stakeholders to support it. Such proactive leadership would advocate more radical reforms that are necessary because WHO is so vital to global health. No other institution has the potential to combine