The US president is pulling funding from the World Health Organization during a pandemic which some are calling a 'crime against humanity'
, the WHO’s main goal is: “To ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion people with better health and well-being.”
In terms of health emergencies, it is the WHO’s responsibility to prevent emergencies and support the development of the necessary tools during outbreaks and to detect and respond to acute health emergencies.in February, President Trump’s administration had already requested a reduction in US contributions to the organisation from $122 million to $57.9 million.
However, the total financial support of WHO this year stood at $246.8 million and $79 million had been paid by members as of March 31.The WHO’s periodical report lays out its functions. The WHO is not the only major player in , but how this organisation differs from others is that it attempts to continuously provide global leadership in all areas of global health. is one of the main functions of the WHO; it is through research of disease and health policy that practices can be implemented on a global scale to save as many human lives as possible. Research is constantly changing and evolving, and the WHO sees it as a priority to ensure that its own research practices are in the public interest.
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