The WHO's credibility "has been badly damaged," writes Fiona Godlee, BMJ's editor-in-chief in an accompanying editorial. "Recovery will be fastest if it publishes its own report without delay or defensive comment; makes public the membership and conflicts of interest of its emergency committee; and develops, commits to, and monitors stricter rules of engagement with industry that keep commercial influence away from its decision making" (6/3).

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