WHO fund cut
US quitting WHO will hit global responses to pandemics, vaccine development
Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the US decision to leave the World Health Organization. He points out that this is yet another instance of US exceptionalism and describes how the country iis one of the largest beneficiaries of WHO’s vaccine program.
Autonomy of WHO will suffer a blow
The US decision to cut funding to the WHO pending an investigation is likely to affect its autonomy to determine priorities, as well as make it more dependent on philanthropic organizations.
WHO fund cut: Trump is searching for a scapegoat
WHO is said to lose around 17%-18% of its budget because of the fund cut.
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