Trump’s decision was based mainly on his belief China holds too much sway at the WHO, but a U.S. pullout could open the door for Beijing to win additional influence
Ebola is a truly horrible disease, but the 2018-19 outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo was particularly chaotic, as health workers tried to save lives amid an ongoing civil war.
It is that kind of work, Murthy and other experts argue, that will be in jeopardy if President Donald Trump follows through on his pledge last week to pull the United States out of the agency. Murthy has held various consulting positions with the WHO. Unless someone else fills the funding hole, “the WHO really will be financially in big trouble,” says Yanzhong Huang, director of the Center for Global Health Studies at New Jersey’s Seton Hall University.
Many of the latter actually come from non-governmental organizations, the Gates Foundation being the second biggest overall contributor after the United States. Rotary International is also a major donor. Trump criticized the WHO for bending to pressure from China as that country initially covered up and then downplayed the COVID-19 outbreak. An Associated Press report Tuesday added a new wrinkle to the story, saying WHO officials grew increasingly frustrated with China behind the scenes as it delayed releasing data on the new coronavirus.
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