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# How to Fix the World Health Organization


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[The Aspen Institute](https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/)


## The Aspen Institute


May 22, 2015 4:01 PM UTC

by 

[The Aspen Institute](https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/)


## The Aspen Institute


May 22, 2015 4:01 PM UTC

**1\.** [**Before the next Ebola strikes, we need to fix the World Health Organization.**](http://www.vox.com/2015/5/22/8640607/ebola-WHO-reform)

By Julia Belluz and Steven Hoffman in Vox

**2\.** [**Family leave isn’t just about caring for babies.**](http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/05/americas-aging-population-is-bad-news-for-womens-careers/393779/)

By Gillian B. White in the Atlantic

**3\.** [**Someone should buy Yelp and use it to revive local news.**](http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/05/newsonomics-buying-yelp-and-making-it-the-next-core-of-the-local-news-and-information-business/)

By Ken Doctor in Nieman Lab

**4\.** [**What makes one of America’s oldest big cities perfect for bike-commuting?**](http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/05/the-secrets-to-philadelphias-bicycle-success/393740/)

By Sarah Goodyear in CityLab

**5\.** [**How to make Twitter better.**](https://medium.com/@MarcRosa/how-twitter-can-save-itself-c4a1f711098a)

By Marc Anthony Rosa in Medium

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