Experts warn of consequences if US withdraws from WHO
(VOVWORLD) -The US’s Financial Times on Sunday reported that President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is pushing to pull the US out of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the first day of the new administration. Experts warn of the catastrophic impact on global health.
 The WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) |
The FT citied the experts as saying that the US’s departure will remove the WHO’s biggest source of funds, damaging its ability to respond to public health crises such as the coronavirus pandemic.
Lawrence Gostin, professor of global health at Georgetown Law, said that the plan to withdraw “on day one” will be catastrophic for global health, adding that there will be very lean years for the WHO to struggle to respond to health emergencies and will have to reduce its scientific staff considerably.