By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge, Reuters
Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP
US owes WHO US$260 million in fees
WHO faces budget crisis, staff cuts linked to US exit
US official says country does not intend to return to WHO
Global health experts urge re-think.
The United States has officially left the World Health Organisation after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the US and globally, saying its decision reflected failures in the UN health agency's management of the Covid-19 pandemic.
US President Donald Trump gave notice the US would quit the organisation on the first day of his presidency in 2025, via an exe
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