The WHO usually isn't in the business of sponsoring trials. The development of a single master protocol takes time, especially for one as large as this, and pul

The WHO usually isn't in the business of sponsoring trials. The development of a single master protocol takes time, especially for one as large as this, and pulling one together within just a few weeks is already quite incredible, given the many, many partners that have to be involved, and how carefully you have to design it to balance a bunch of different factors.