June 8, 2010

Big Pharma and the WHO – Thick as Thieves

Outrage arose last Friday as two reports were released accusing the World Health Organization of exaggerating the threat posed by H1N1, and failing to disclose influence by Big Pharma about how countries should respond to the "pandemic."

According to one report, the WHO’s response to H1N1 caused widespread panic and unnecessary fear, prompting countries around the world to waste hundreds of millions of dollars to stockpile vaccines manufactured by the pharmaceutical industry. Little did they know, this was all part of Big Pharma’s plan.

"The parliamentary assembly is alarmed about the way in which the H1N1 influenza pandemic has been handled, not only by the World Health Organization (WHO), but also by the competent health authorities at the level of the European Union and at national level," the 18–page draft report states.

"It is particularly troubled by some of the consequences of decisions taken and advice given leading to distortion of priorities of public health services across Europe, waste of large sums of public money, and also unjustified scares and fears about health risks faced by the European public at large," according to the report.

Now that it is public knowledge that paid agents of the pharmaceutical industry used the WHO to exaggerate the gravity of H1N1 in order to persuade governments to spend public money stockpiling vaccines, their credibility has been seriously damaged.

"We are left wondering whether major public health organizations are able to effectively manage the conflicts of interest that are inherent in medical science," the report concluded.

We assert that this conflict of interest makes it impossible to trust Big Pharma, as they put profit over life time and time again.