Health
Britain’s government axes Public Health England – The Economist
A pandemic is not necessarily a great time to scrap the body charged with managing pandemics
A STRONG, CAPABLE, co-ordinated, united and efficient public-health agency that rivals any in the world, was the verdict of a review conducted in 2017 by representatives of some of the worlds top public-health bodies, including the president of Germanys highly regarded Robert Koch Institute, on Public Health England (PHE). Three years later, PHE is being scrapped. Its responsibility for dealing with external threats such as infectious diseases and biological weapons will be taken over by a new o…
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