The World Health Organization late on Wednesday responded after United States President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw funding to the ...
The World Health Organization late on Wednesday responded after United States President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw funding to the global health body. World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said they were reviewing the impact of the US’ funding withdrawal and would work with their partners to fill any financial gaps.
Ghebreyesus said he regretted Trump’s decision but that the WHO’s mandate was to “work with all nations equally, without regard to the size of their populations or economies”. “Covid-19 does not discriminate between rich nations and poor, large nations and small,” he said. “It does not discriminate between nationalities, ethnicities or ideologies.
The 🇺🇸 has been a longstanding & generous friend to @WHO & we hope it will continue to be so. We regret the decision of @realDonaldTrump to order a halt in funding to WHO.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) April 15, 2020
Together, we can improve the health of many of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. #COVID19
The WHO’s performance in managing the pandemic will later be reviewed by member states, Ghebreyesus added. “No doubt, areas for improvement will be identified and there will be lessons for all of us to learn.”
But, he said, the WHO was “getting on with the job” and that there...
