WHO chief counters Trump criticisms behind US pullout
The United States is by far the WHO's biggest donor and its withdrawal will leave a major hole in the organisation's budget and its ability to respond to global public health threats.
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Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivers a speech during the inauguration and opening ceremony of the World Health Organization (WHO) academy in Lyon, central eastern France, on December 17, 2024. (Photo by Laurent Cipriani / AFP)
The World Health Organization's chief hit back Monday at US President Donald Trump's reasons for pulling the United States out of the agency -- and again urged Washington
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