Lives at 'grave risk': Trump's withdrawal from the WHO is a hit to global health
- Written by Adam Kamradt-Scott, Associate professor, University of Sydney
This week US President Donald Trump made good on his threat to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organisation (WHO) by sending a formal letter of withdrawal to the UN Secretary-General.
In so doing, the president has initiated the Congressionally-mandated 12-month countdown to withdrawal that will take effect in July 2021. That is,...
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