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Politico Dubs Bill Gates 'the World's Most Powerful Doctor' Over His Sway at the WHO
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A 2017 Politico investigation, 'Meet the world's most powerful doctor: Bill Gates,' documented how the Gates Foundation's enormous, earmarked donations had made it one of the World Health Organization's top funders, giving an unelected private foundation outsized influence over global-health priorities. The article reported that some WHO insiders and health advocates worried Gates's money skewed the agency's agenda toward his favored initiatives — and coined the term 'the Bill Chill' for a reluctance to criticize him openly. Others feared that because the foundation's wealth comes from corporate investments, it could act as a 'Trojan horse' for business interests. The foundation and WHO defended the partnership as advancing global health, but the piece crystallized concerns about accountability.
Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/bill-gates-who-most-powerful-doctor/
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