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David Webster reminds Metta that the Spanish Flu killed more people than World War I, and that in the aftermath, people realized the need for an international body to coordinate global medical responses, so the League of Nations created such an organization, which functioned until it was succeeded by the World Health Organization, when the League was succeeded by the UN. We also talk about other pandemics, such as malaria and smallpox.
By Metta SpencerDavid Webster reminds Metta that the Spanish Flu killed more people than World War I, and that in the aftermath, people realized the need for an international body to coordinate global medical responses, so the League of Nations created such an organization, which functioned until it was succeeded by the World Health Organization, when the League was succeeded by the UN. We also talk about other pandemics, such as malaria and smallpox.