WHO To Slash Health Programs Due To US Withdrawal
Reuters reports:
The World Health Organization will cut costs and review which health programmes to prioritise after President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing the U.S. from the WHO, the agency’s chief told staff in an internal memo seen by Reuters.
Trump made the move on the first day of his second term in office on Monday, accusing the U.N. health agency of mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.
“This announcement has made our financial situation more acute…,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. The United States is by far the WHO’s biggest financial backer, contributing around 18% of its overall funding.
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WHO chief to cut costs, reset priorities after US exit, document shows
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