For years, Nestle has been looking for ways to burrow into the World Health Organization so it can finally shake its pariah status.
(Recall the baby formula makers unethical marketing practices led to the deaths of tens of thousands of babies.) nber.org/papers/w24452
(Recall the baby formula makers unethical marketing practices led to the deaths of tens of thousands of babies.) nber.org/papers/w24452
Looks like the weak link of the newly created WHO Foundation (@whof) gave the company activists once called the “baby killer” the opening it needed. waronwant.org/resources/baby…
Nestle preyed on the fact that the Trump Administration weakened @WHO, cutting its funding and undermining its credibility—all in the midst of the pandemic. It left the global health institution scrambling for money. npr.org/sections/coron…
This led to the creation of the ill-conceived WHO Foundation
This excellent @bmj_latest piece by @spidermaani et al warned us all that this would open the door to the corporate capture of WHO
gh.bmj.com/content/6/2/e0…
This excellent @bmj_latest piece by @spidermaani et al warned us all that this would open the door to the corporate capture of WHO
gh.bmj.com/content/6/2/e0…
Nestle—a company that pumps the world full of unhealthy, ultra processed food which has made so many people sick and more susceptible to COVID— finally gets the coveted WHO stamp of approval by proxy.
All for the low, low price of ???? (Awaiting @thewhof response)
All for the low, low price of ???? (Awaiting @thewhof response)
It appears that the @thewhof sold the World Health Organization halo to Nestle for the low, low price of $2.15 million.
nestle.com/media/news/cov…
nestle.com/media/news/cov…
To be sure, the WHO and the global pandemic response needs all the funding and support the world can muster.
If Nestle’s intentions were pure, it would’ve made this donation to COVID vaccine equity anonymously.
Instead, Nestle takes a PR victory lap.
If Nestle’s intentions were pure, it would’ve made this donation to COVID vaccine equity anonymously.
Instead, Nestle takes a PR victory lap.
But corporate philanthropy isn’t just about PR or reputation laundering.
It’s also a tool of political influence.
Corporate donations open doors that should be tightly shut to industries that make health-harming products.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
It’s also a tool of political influence.
Corporate donations open doors that should be tightly shut to industries that make health-harming products.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
It makes sense that @thewhof would emerge as a vehicle for powerful corporations to gain access to the World Health Organization when you look at who’s at the group’s helm—a former pharmaceutical industry executive and McKinsey consultant
who.foundation/en/who-we-are
who.foundation/en/who-we-are
Apparently, @thewhof has a policy on what kinds of donations they will accept. Gifts from donors that create "reputational issues" because the donors undermine the #SDGs will still be considered because...money. H/T @MeazaGetachew_ who.foundation/cms/wp-content…
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