Donald Trump’s rejection of UN body highlights problems over politics, science and funding
President Harry Truman signed the US up to the World Health Organisation in 1948 with the “hope and expectation” it would “help liberate men everywhere from the overhanging dread of preventable disease”.
This week President Donald Trump moved to rip the US out of the UN body over its performance during the coronavirus pandemic — and the WHO announced an independent review into how it and others handled the crisis.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.
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