Progress?

Genn Reynolds points out that this is progress:

THE World Health Organisation and the European Union have allowed Uganda to spray the DDT chemical, the water and environment minister has said.

Yes, if this is a sign that DDT is coming off the banned lists and, therefore, millions of lives can finally be saved, that’s progress.

But what’s this “allowed” business? Is Uganda a colony or possesion of the WHO or the EU? Why do they get a say? I thought it used to be a British colony.