Argentine President Javier Milei has announced the country's withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), citing significant disagreements with the UN agency, particularly regarding its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. This move echoes a similar action taken by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who initiated the U.S. withdrawal from WHO in 2020. Milei's spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, stated that Argentina's decision stemmed from fundamental differences in health management strategies, particularly during the pandemic, arguing that WHO guidelines resulted in an unprecedented global shutdown. Adorni further alleged that WHO lacked independence due to political influence from certain unnamed countries.
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — President Javier Milei has ordered Argentina's withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to profound differences with the U.N. agency, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday. Milei's action echoes that of his ally, U.S. President Donald Trump , who began the process of pulling the United States out of WHO with an executive order on his first day back in office on Jan. 21.
Argentina’s decision is based on “profound differences in health management, especially during the (COVID-19) pandemic,” spokesperson Manuel Adorni said at a news conference in Buenos Aires. He said that WHO guidelines at the time had led to the largest shutdown “in the history of mankind.” He also said that WHO lacked independence because of the political influence of some countries, without elaborating which countries. Argentina will not allow an international organization to intervene in its sovereignty “and much less in our health,” Adorni added. WHO is the U.N.’s specialized health agency and is the only organization mandated to coordinate global responses to acute health crises, particularly outbreaks of new diseases and persistent threats including Ebola, AIDS and mpox. The Associated Pres
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